Brainlag Plus Music
Week 9: Shaping a melody and setting words
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