Melody with Morrison

Compose a melody with master musician James Morrison

Student music resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 7 to 10 music

Your students will:

Lesson 1

• explore role of melody and harmony in composing music

• compose a simple story

• analyse the story you have composed

• perform your own composition.

Lesson 2

• explore the role of repetition, contrast and structure in a strong melody

• analyse the components which make a melody successful

• compose a simple melody

• reflect on your composition

• perform your own composition.

Lesson 3

• explore the role of structure in a strong melody

• analyse the components which make a melody successful

• compare the use of the same melody in four different interpretations

• perform your own composition and 'Autumn Leaves'.

Music 7-10 Syllabus

Lesson 1

• 4.4: demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through exploring, experimenting, improvising, organising, arranging and composing.

• 5.4: demonstrates an understanding of the musical concepts through improvising, arranging and composing in the styles or genres of music selected for study.

• 5.5: notates own compositions, applying forms of notation appropriate to the music selected for study.

Lesson 2

• 4:12: demonstrates a developing confidence and willingness to engage in performing, composing and listening experiences.

• 5.4: demonstrates an understanding of the musical concept of pitch using aural skills.

Lesson 3

• 4.7: demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through listening, observing, responding, discriminating, analysing, discussing and recording musical ideas.

• 4:12: demonstrates a developing confidence and willingness to engage in performing, composing and listening experiences.

• 5.4: demonstrates an understanding of the musical concept of pitch using aural skills.

Collection of student work

• Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students through Microsoft Teams

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators – getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard