Melody Composition Assignment	Theory Things   William Wieland
This composition would be excellent for your e-portfolio or grad school application.
Compose a melody (minimum 16 bars), which features at least one sequence and one period. (Scroll down for a glossary.) Please maintain a monophonic texture. Listen to your melody, use your musical intuition and it should sound good. Print your melody with the computer. In pencil, identify the sequence(s) and antecedent/consequent pair(s). We often hurry to complete a task. Please spend some time composing and revising your melody to make it truly excellent just as you practice hard for lessons. Do not simply get by like a speed quiz—which is OK by the way. Consider the following questions. (These do not guarantee a good melody, but they may help.) Structure Does each phrase have a goal or a direction? Does your melody build to a climax—perhaps a high pitch 2/3 through the melody? How do your phrases and the entire tune rise and fall? Harmony Though your melody is monophonic, does it imply a particular key? In other words, is 1 the final goal and are 1, 3 and 5 prominent? Are you outlining desired chord progressions, e.g. ii - V - I? Would a modulation improve your tune? Aesthetics Is your melody beautiful or does it have artistic merit? Would you be embarrassed if I played it in class? Do you like it? If you do not like it, please revise it or begin anew. GLOSSARY Sequence – immediate repetition of a melodic pattern (usually 1 or 2 bars) at a different pitch (often a step) Phrase – a musical sentence which is often 4 bars long ending with a long note on a strong beat Period – an antecedent phrase (question) followed immediately by a consequent phrase (answer)   – the antecedent ends inconclusively, often on 2, 3 or 5   – the consequent ends conclusively, often on 1