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    Noteflight Level 3

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    The document provides guidelines for songwriting at level 3, including 7 steps: 1) Choose an instrument and clef, 2) Choose a time signature and key, 3) Choose a tempo and possible changes, 4) Choose rhythm patterns, 5) Choose articulations like bowings, 6) Add dynamics, and 7) Add extras like repeats or bowings. Examples are given for each step, such as common time signatures, tempos, rhythms, articulations and dynamics to incorporate. Composers are not limited to the examples and can be creative.

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    The document provides guidelines for songwriting at level 3, including 7 steps: 1) Choose an instrument and clef, 2) Choose a time signature and key, 3) Choose a tempo and possible changes, 4) Choose rhythm patterns, 5) Choose articulations like bowings, 6) Add dynamics, and 7) Add extras like repeats or bowings. Examples are given for each step, such as common time signatures, tempos, rhythms, articulations and dynamics to incorporate. Composers are not limited to the examples and can be creative.

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    The document provides guidelines for songwriting at level 3, including 7 steps: 1) Choose an instrument and clef, 2) Choose a time signature and key, 3) Choose a tempo and possible changes, 4) Choose rhythm patterns, 5) Choose articulations like bowings, 6) Add dynamics, and 7) Add extras like repeats or bowings. Examples are given for each step, such as common time signatures, tempos, rhythms, articulations and dynamics to incorporate. Composers are not limited to the examples and can be creative.

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    Noteflight Level 3

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    The document provides guidelines for songwriting at level 3, including 7 steps: 1) Choose an instrument and clef, 2) Choose a time signature and key, 3) Choose a tempo and possible changes, 4) Choose rhythm patterns, 5) Choose articulations like bowings, 6) Add dynamics, and 7) Add extras like repeats or bowings. Examples are given for each step, such as common time signatures, tempos, rhythms, articulations and dynamics to incorporate. Composers are not limited to the examples and can be creative.

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    Songwriting!

    – Level 3

    Category Steps Examples


    Instrumentation Step 1: Choose an instrument to write for and use the Violin – treble clef
    right clef. Viola – alto clef
    Cello/bass – bass clef
    Time and Key Signatures Step 2: Choose a time signature and a key signature for Time signatures: 4/4; 3/4; 2/4; 6/8
    your piece. Key signatures: D major, G major, C major, F major, A
    major, b minor, e minor, a minor, d minor
    Tempo Step 3: Choose a tempo, and maybe some tempo Slower tempos – Grave (less than 45 bpm), Largo (45-
    changes. 54 bpm), Adagio (55-74 bpm)
    Medium tempos – Andante (75-84 bpm), Moderato (85-
    109 bpm)
    Faster tempos – Allegro (110-134 bpm), Vivace (135-
    169 bpm), Presto (170 or higher bpm)
    Tempo changes – ritardando, accelerando, a tempo
    Rhythm Step 4: Choose which rhythm patterns you would like to Half notes/half rests
    use. After this step, you’ve written a song! But you can Quarter notes/quarter rests
    keep adding more things if you want to. 8th notes, 16th notes
    Dotted half notes
    Dotted quarter note + 8th note
    Triplets
    Articulations Step 5: You can try choosing some different bowings Arco (bowed); pizzicato (plucked)
    and articulations. Legato; Marcato; Staccato; Spiccato
    Accents
    Slurs; Hooked bowings
    Col legno
    Dynamics Step 6: Consider adding some dynamics to your piece. Pianissimo (pp), Piano (p), Mezzo piano (mp), Mezzo
    forte (mf), Forte (f), Fortissimo (ff)
    Crescendo, Diminuendo (Decrescendo)
    Extras Step 7: Feel free to add some other extras to finish of Bowings – down bow, up bow, bow lift
    your composition! Fingerings – 4th finger!
    Repeats, Fermatas, D.C. al Fine, etc.
    Double stops on open strings
    Divisi parts

    You are not limited to examples on this list! These are just some guidelines to help you come up with ideas. If you have an idea to write something that is not on this list, that’s

    great! If you get stuck and can’t think of what to write, try using Roll-a-Composition to help you! (You will need dice for Roll-a-Composition. If you don’t have dice to use at

    home, you can try this Google Dice Roller, or you can just pick your favorite from the list without rolling any dice).

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