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  1. Sep 2023
    1. Theexercisesthatfollow havebeengroupedinthethreecategories already explained.Whereatransposing instrumenthasbeenrequired,thegivenopeningisprintedhereasthepartwouldbewrittenforthatinstrument;i.e.theopeningmaterialisnotatconcertpitch,butalreadyinthetransposedkey.Exercises6d,6hand6nareexamplesof thismethodwhichisdifferentfromthelayoutinMusic TheoryinPractice,Grade5,SectionI.Inwriting yourmelodiestrytoremember:1)towriteinastylethatwill suitthegivenopening;2)tokeep withinthecompassofthegiveninstrumentandtowrite idiomatically, tryingtoimaginehowthemusicwillsoundinperformance;3)toplanthestructureofyourmelody,dependingonwhatisasked(itcanbehelpfultosketchintheprincipalcadences andmodulationsbefore tryingtowrite anypartofyourcontinuation-alterationsoradjustmentscanbemadelater,ifnecessary);4)toincludenon-harmonynotes,whichwillhelpyourmelodytoflowiftheyaresuitableand well-placed;5) to consider the harmonic implications of your melodic line;6) to consider the overall shape, balance and direction of your completed melody;

      Exercises are per category. Instructions are given on how to approach melody writing. This is followed by actual exercises for the student to complete.