Unit 16, Lesson 9 of 12
Brainlag Plus Music

Week 9: Shaping a melody and setting words

Music theory, Weekly review, 10 minutes

Question and answer phrases, the climax, where the new key arrives, writing for the instrument, and setting words.

This week's skills

A short review of week 9. Check each skill:

  • The answering phrase reusing the question's rhythm
  • One climax, about two-thirds of the way through
  • The bar where the new key's note first appears
  • What suits strings, woodwind and brass, and where the directions go
  • Stressed syllables on strong beats, one note to each syllable

Anything shaky? Read the lessons again in Shaping a melody and Writing for the instrument, then come back.

The rest of this lesson and its 9 practice questions are in Plus Music.

Screen 1 of 2, free to read.

  • 9 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards