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Using Finale NotePad®, follow the steps provided to write four different scales. Then try your hand at composing an original piece of music. Please see the attachment for more details __1_.doc Unformatted Attachment Preview Music | Graded Assignment | Composition: Major Scales Name: Date: Graded Assignment Composition: Major Scales Using Finale NotePad®, follow the steps provided to write four different scales. Then try your hand at composing an original piece of music. (10 points) Score Part 1: Mystery Tune 1. Open Finale NotePad and title your work. In the Document Setup Wizard for Title, type “Major Scales.” Under Composer, type your name. Choose Landscape under Page Size. Select Next. 2. Select an instrument. In the Document Setup Wizard, choose (highlight) any instrument. Choose (highlight) Blank Staff. Choose Add. Choose Next. 3. Select Time and Key signatures. In the Document Setup Wizard, select 4/4 for the Time Signature. Leave the Key Signature as C Major. Choose Finish. You have now opened your blank score. For Part 1, youll be using only quarter notes. For Part 2, you’ll use more features and tools. If these palettes dont appear on-screen when you are viewing Finale NotePad, select what you need from the Window menu. Here are some helpful hints for using Finale NotePad: • Fix your mistakes as you go. Its easier to do it that way than after youve finished a whole assignment. Remember that Finale NotePad will try to help you. For example, if you move on to a new measure but © 2014 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Page 1 of 3 Music | Graded Assignment | Composition: Major Scales dont have enough beats in the current measure, NotePad will add rests that you may not want—rests that youll then have to delete. • If you put the wrong note onto the staff (say, an F when you wanted a G), you can select the note and drag it up or down, or select the note and use the arrow keys to move it up or down. • If you put the wrong rhythm on the staff (say, an eighth note instead of a quarter note), choose the correct note from the tool palette and select the note you want to change. Use the tools in Finale NotePad to create major scales that show you understand the correct pattern of whole steps and half steps that make up a major scale, and know how to construct major scales Scale 1 4. Start with an ascending A Major Scale. (a) Select the quarter note tool and add the first note of the A Major scale on the treble clef staff. (b) Continue building the scale with quarter notes by using the Quarter Note tool to add the correct notes (pitches) to finish your scale. (c) Select the Text tool and type “A Major Scale” under the first note of your A Major scale. Remember that your composition is in the key of C Major (no sharps, no flats), so you will need to add the appropriate sharps and flats into each scale as needed. Don’t forget to use the Sharp or Flat tool along with the Quarter Note tool when you scale requires a note to be sharp or flat. Make sure you select the Sharp or Flat tool after you have placed the needed note on the staff to deselect it. Scale 2 5. Keep going with another scale. Make this one an ascending E Major scale. (a) Select the Quarter Note tool and add the first note of the E Major scale on the treble clef staff. (b) Continue building the scale with quarter notes by using the Quarter Note tool to add the correct notes (pitches) to finish your second scale. (c) Select the Text tool and type “E Major Scale” under the first note of your E Major scale. Don’t forget to use the Sharp or Flat tool along with the Quarter Note tool when you scale requires a note to be sharp or flat. Make sure you select the Sharp or Flat tool after you have placed the needed note on the staff to deselect it. Scale 3 6. Write an ascending F Major scale. (a) Select the Quarter Note tool and add the first note of the F Major scale on the treble clef staff. (b) Continue building the scale with quarter notes by using the Quarter Note tool to add the correct notes (pitches) to finish your third scale. (c) Select the Text tool and type “F Major Scale” under the first note of your F Major scale. Scale 4 7. Create one more scale—an ascending E flat Major scale. (a) Select the Quarter Note tool and add the first note of the E flat Major scale on the treble clef staff. (b) Continue building the scale with quarter notes by using the Quarter Note tool to add the correct notes (pitches) to finish your fourth scale. © 2014 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Page 2 of 3 Music | Graded Assignment | Composition: Major Scales (c) Select the Text tool and type “E Flat Major Scale” under the first note of your E Flat Major scale. 8. Review your work from Part 1 and listen to your scales in Playback mode. 9. Correct any mistakes you see and save your Finale NotePad file (scales), which you will submit to your teacher along with the other part of this assignment. (10 points) Score Part 2: Original Composition Now you will be the composer. Follow the guidelines to create an original composition using the notes from one of the four scales you constructed. 1. Select one of the scales from Part 1; choose your favorite one. Those notes are the only ones you should use in this new piece. 2. Choose an appropriate time and key signature of your choice. Decide on a theme and think of a title that supports this theme music. 3. Include 16 measures in your piece. Compose your piece with at least two sections that can be easily defined. After you have written the first four measures, listen to your creation in Playback mode. To make changes, use the Eraser tool. If you choose to remove any notes, you can always add different notes to replace them using Finale NotePad tools. Remember that for this piece, the notes you can use are limited to the specific scale you chose. 4. Continue composing your piece. Feel free to use the Selection tool if you wish to repeat any melodic and rhythmic patterns within your composition. 5. Enrich your piece with the Expression tool. For example, find measures that you want emphasized, and add a crescendo. These marks will make your musical piece more interesting and memorable. 6. Save your work, and then play it back. Listen closely to be sure that the composition represents the sound you were hoping for. Is the title appropriate? How would you describe your piece to someone else? 7. Select the Text tool and double-click under the title of your piece. Type the name of the scale you used to compose your piece. 8. When you are satisfied with your creation, save your Finale NotePad file (original composition) for submission to your teacher. Submit your scales file from Part 1 and original composition file from Part 2 to your teacher by the due date. Your Score © 2014 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. ___ of 20 Page 3 of 3 ... Purchase answer to see full attachment