Unit 9, Lesson 1 of 5
Brainlag Music

Planning eight bars

Music theory, Melody writing, 12 minutes

Two phrases, a half-way close and a modulation: the plan before the notes.

Two phrases

An 8-bar melody is two 4-bar phrases. The first stays in the home key and closes on a note of chord V at bar 4. The second moves to the new key and closes there.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards