Name:_______________ Write Your Own Piece! Follow the directions below, in order, to create your very own composition!

Step 1- Tonic (I)

Using the rhythm given, and any combination of the pitches below, write your first two measures of your piece of music!

Rhythm:

Pitches:

Your turn! :

Step 2- Sub-Dominant (IV)

Rhythm: Pitches:

Write your next two measures below!

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Step 3- Dominant (V)

Rhythm: Write your own rhythm for two measures! You may use quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, or triplets. Make sure that it still stays in 4/4 time. However, you must still use the pitches notated below.

Here you go! Almost done!

Step 4- The Resolution

Using this rhythm below, finish out your piece!

You may use either set of pitches below, but stick to only one set.

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Write your ending below!

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Write your final product below. Your piece should be eight measures in length. Go in order, starting from Step 1.

Listen to your piece by playing it on the piano, having your teacher play it on the piano, or playing it on your own instrument. What do you like about your piece? Would you change anything and what would it be? If this was an excerpt from a larger piece of music, would it be something from the middle of the piece, or the ending? Why?

Make any changes you would like to your piece! Write your final product below. Be sure to: 1. Add a title 2. Number your measures 3. Add a time signature 4. For extra credit: Add dynamics