Composing A Rhythm

Question 1

What should we do first when composing a rhythm with 4 bars

Answer 1

We must seperate the bars into two phrases: a question and an answer phrase.

Question 2

What happens in the question phrase in the melody

Answer 2

In the question phrase we will be given the first bar. For the second bar we must make it similar to the first one

Question 3

What makes a good question phrase when making a melody

Answer 3

Using some old material from the first bar and some new material.

Changing the order of the notes in first bar in the second bar

Question 4

What makes a bad question phrase when making a melody

Answer 4

When using the exact same note sun the exact same order

Using rests unless they are part of the rhythm in bar 1

All the notes being completely different to bar 1

Question 5

What happens in the answer phrase of a melody

Answer 5

You use mostly the same type of rhythm and notes. The last note should be reasonably long (at least a crotchet)

Question 6

What makes a good answer phrase

Answer 6

Using some of the same notes but not in the same order. And having a long minim end

Using all the same notes but in a different order and a long minim finish.

Question 7

What makes a bad answering phrase in a melody

Answer 7

Using completely different notes to the question phrase

Using one long note and not making it interesting enough

Question 8

What are things to remember when composing rhythms

Answer 8

Remember to:
Have the right amount of beats in each bar

Recycle some of the rhythms from the first bar

Have and long end

Write a tempo at the top and Dynamics at the bottom of the