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| Grd6 Complete a melody, Minor worry? |
| gards |
 Sep 29 2011, 10:46 AM
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Hi, Thanks to some tips on this forum - and a bag full of books - I am starting to find my way through the maze that is grade 6 theory. However, can anyone shed light on whether, when completing an 8/10 bar melody in a minor key that must modulate to either the sub, dom or relative major, there is a kind of 'set' harmonic structure for the modulations that can be learned and adapted in the exam?? Any help gratefully received!
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| Little Elf |
Sep 29 2011, 11:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 703 Joined: 30-March 09 Member No.: 60592 |
I was worried about the modulations as well when I did grade 6.
My tactic was to look through the model answers to the composition question on loads of past papers and work out the entire chord structure for each of the model answers. Then I picked an example of each modulation and learned the chord progressions for the bit where it modulates. then look at that bit of chord progression every day until you have it memorised. I know it's not the best way to learn stuff but if you just want to pass the exam it might help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) At least they must think they're acceptable modulations if they put them in their model answers. |
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| gards |
Sep 29 2011, 05:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 8-February 07 Member No.: 9406 |
QUOTE(Little Elf @ Sep 29 2011, 12:30 PM)  I was worried about the modulations as well when I did grade 6. My tactic was to look through the model answers to the composition question on loads of past papers and work out the entire chord structure for each of the model answers. Then I picked an example of each modulation and learned the chord progressions for the bit where it modulates. then look at that bit of chord progression every day until you have it memorised. I know it's not the best way to learn stuff but if you just want to pass the exam it might help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) At least they must think they're acceptable modulations if they put them in their model answers. Good idea. It sounds like a good back-up! |
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| Clarimoo |
Sep 29 2011, 05:10 PM
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Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1456 Joined: 31-July 09 From: The Shire, Middle Earth Member No.: 71829 |
Or you could just choose to do the alternative where you don't have to modulate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| sbhoa |
Sep 29 2011, 05:28 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18910 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24 |
I used to think which notes needed altering chromatically to attain the new key and work the structure round that.
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