Sävellyksen tietopankki

Sävellyksen tietopankki

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Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Short rhythmic motif or phrase with given note values

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

3.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Create a new part to a song of your choice

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

4.

Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Brief motif, phrase or melody using given pitches

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

5.

Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Interval sequence (by ear)

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

6.

Introductory level • Medium level

Small assignment: Invent a scale of your own with 5 to 8 notes

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

7.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level

Small assignment: Adding notes to a given harmony passage

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

12.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Small assignment: Improvised soundscapes

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group
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1 lessons

35.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Phase shift in the style of Steve Reich using sequencer software

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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1 lessons

36.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

Inventing a part of your own piece using sequencer software

Small group (2 to 8) • Large group • Individual tuition
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One month

45.

Introductory level • Medium level • Advanced level • Specialised level

What I did on my holidays

Small group (2 to 8) • Individual tuition
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One month

Info

The Opus 1 composition pedagogy databank is a gateway to the wide world of musical composition. It offers all teachers and institutions providing music education an inspiring perspective on introductory composition teaching, including a wide range of composition assignments particularly suited to teaching at music institutes, whether in large or small groups or as individual tuition.

This package was designed and delivered by a working group of specialists in composition and composition pedagogy. The project was supported financially by the Foundation for Finnish Art Music and the Society of Finnish Composers.
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Contact information

Please contact us if you want to know more or to submit your own assignments for inclusion: opus1@composers.fi

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Skill levels

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  • Medium level
  • Advanced level
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The basics

  • Listening
  • Imagination & other arts
  • Musical elements
  • Musical structures and analysis
  • Music technology
  • Notation & music terminology
  • Playing an instrument & singing
  • Styles & techniques
  • Interaction & cooperation
  • Arrangements & parts
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