4/4 Composition Guide in C - teach students to compose music in 4/4 - Printable

Teach students to compose in 4/4 with this composition guide. Students will roll dice for rhythm and pitches in order to give them the foundation they need to create their own composition in the key of C. 4/4 gradually improves the students' understanding of composition from the 2/4 composition guide and 3/4 composition guide. Students will continue to gain confidence as they create original compositions in 4/4. Once your students have composed music in 4/4 a few times, they should begin to experiment above and beyond the guide to keep creating original melodies in 4/4.

What's included in the 4/4 Composition Guide

You will receive everything you need to walk your student through composing music in 4/4 in the key of C.

• 1 PDF document, 21 pages total
• How to use the composition guide instruction sheet
• 4/4 Beginner composition guide
• 4/4 Beginner composition worksheet
• 4/4 Upper level composition guide
• 4/4 Upper level composition worksheet
• Staff paper for upper level
• Extra worksheets and staff paper
• Chord charts
• Blank chord charts
• Video tutorial for beginner composition guide
• Video tutorial for upper level composition guide

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Why Your Students Will Love This: Once your students have composed music in 4/4 a few times, they should begin to experiment above and beyond the guide to keep creating original melodies in 4/4!

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Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced

Pages: 19

Theory Concepts: Song Writing, Composition, Bass Clef (left hand), Treble Clef (right hand), Basic Rhythm, Simple Meter, 4/4 Time Signature, Eighth Notes/Quavers, Quarter Note/Crotchet, Quarter Rest/Crotchet Rest, Dotted Quarter Notes/Dotted Crotchets, Half Note/Minim, Dotted Half Note/Dotted Minim, Whole Note/Semibreve, Major Chords, Minor Chords, Left Hand Patterns

Product Type: simple, downloadable, virtual