~ Notation Exercise ~

Melody Composition in a Major Key

Write a 5-measure melody in the Key of F (this means using the key signature for F Major). You may choose treble or bass clef. It should follow the basic rules described in the instructions below.

  • Info and Instructions:
  • You need a title centered at the top of the score, the text of the title is up to you.
  • Your full name should be placed in the composer field, below and to the right of the title.
  • You must have either a treble or bass clef, and a 4/4 time signature at the start of the piece.
  • You also need the Key Signature for F Major at the start.
  • You must begin your melody on scale degree 1, in the key of F scale degree 1 is the note F.
  • Your melody can use any rhythms you'd like, but should move mostly by step (think 80-90%). Remember, moving by step means one note up or one note down on the staff from your current note. So if you are on the note F, a step up is to G, and a step down is to E.
  • You need to leap/skip between notes only twice. Leaps/skips are restricted to scale degrees 1, 3, and 5. In this key (F), that means you can leap F to A, A to C, and F to C, no other leaps are allowed.
  • Your final note must be a whole-note on scale degree 1, no other whole-notes are allowed in the melody.
  • When using a notation program for one of these assignments, you will need to export your score as a PDF. Most notation programs will have an "Export as PDF", or "Print as PDF" option. If it doesn't, consider changing programs. Once you have your score saved as a PDF, upload it to the assignment in your course. Here are instructions for exporting a PDF in MuseScore. And here are instructions for exporting a PDF using Flat.io.