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Leitmotif and Composition Guide: Part One

You will use this worksheet as a resource for definitions, techniques, and any other information you
might need throughout your compositional process.

TYPES OF LEITMOTIFS (from the video)

Leitmotif definition: A __________ idea repeated throughout a work (film, video game, symphony,
etc) that the audience associates with one of the following types of things:
TYPE 1: TYPE 2: TYPE 3:
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Examples: Examples: Examples:

COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
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COMPOSITION SYMBOL GUIDE

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Rests:

- Whole Rest - Quarter Rest (draw a Z on top of a C)

- Half Rest - Eighth Rest (draw a 7 with a dot on the top line)

Note Durations:
- Whole Note - Quarter note

- Half note - Eighth Note (one)

- Eighth Notes (two)

Articulations:

Staccato Legato Accent Marcato

(short) (long) (hard TAH) (shorter TAH)
Dynamics: