Sea Shanty (with triads)

Writing for the piano using triads

The Ground Bass idea

Composing a melody above a Ground Bass

The Galliard example

Galliard example of building a melodic fragment into a 16 bar tune

Creating Galliard melodies from chord clusters

The Pavane example

Some stimuli for creating a Pavane melodic idea

Some stimuli for creating a solo melody (Galliard)

Theme and variations I, II, III

Variations IV, V, VI, VII

Variation VIII (a)

Variation VIII (b)

Variation IX

Variation X (a)

Little Jack Horner

Three ways to create a tune for a song

Writing for violin and cello

Theme and variations I, II, III

Variations IV, V, VI, VII

Variation VIII (a)

Variation VIII (b)

Variation IX

Variation X (a)

Variation X (b)

The Ground Bass idea

The Ground Bass with variations

Sea Shanty (melody)

Sea Shanty (with triads)

Example of the 12-bar Blues

Examples of String Quartet (1st movement)

Examples of String Quartet (2nd movement)

Examples of String Quartet (3rd movement)

Examples of String Quartet (4th movement)

Examples of writing for Jazz Band

Example of the 12-bar Blues

Examples of writing for Jazz Band

Examples of how to create melodies for soprano voice

How to add colour to the vocal entries

Some examples of how to create your first movement

Some examples of how to create your second movement

Some examples of how to create your fourth movement

Some examples of how to create your third movement