Kia Ora and welcome to this Short Course on Composition. We will be exploring different ways to write songs and also what makes a good composition, according to the genre or style of music.
There will be music you like and music you don't like. It is good practice to listen to all types of music and learn how they are written, you will then develop an appreciation for both the artist and the composition. Just like cooking, you never know what it tastes like until you actually taste it. It might look and smell bad but until you taste it (listen to it) you will never know.
Lesson 1 is all about learning the different Genres (styles of music) and the history behind how and why music was created in the first place. - *Remember to make a copy and submit is in the HAPARA portal.
There are may way to compose a song, and again there are many different types of songs or compositions. Lets take a look at a few different styles.
Lets look at some ways to create melodies!