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SECTION 4: COMPOSING (cont’d)

v) improvising and exploration.

(f) Arranging:

(i) definition;

(ii) the original piece as the musical stimuli;

(iii) exploring “improvisation” and “variation” as key concepts to developing
creative ideas;

(iv) identifying “what” will be arranged; and,

(v) develop creative ideas, thoughts and feeling for an arrangement through:

 listening and appraising a range of musical examples;

 identifying stylistic features;

 improvising and exploration; and,

 creating a plan.

3-4. Musical Elements (See Appendix I)

(a) Musical elements – musical devices: rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre.

(b) The structure plan;

(c) Mapping the structure;

(d) Creating a structure for:

(i) harmonic concepts: phrases and cadences; chord progressions; varied
timbral/harmonic textures;

(ii) melodic concepts: ascending and descending melody; question and answer
phrases; repetition; sequence; key changes; chromatic tones; passing notes;
and,

(iii) rhythmic concepts: accents, syncopation, anacrusis, dotted rhythms, change
of met.

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