A Cautionary Tale:
- Scooters are Dangerous
Sharing time:
- In groups of three show your cello / piano duets
- How did you approach writing the music? How did you come up with the harmonies?
A Form Example: Amy Beach's Gavotte, Op. 36 No. 2 (in the scores folder).
- Listen to the whole piece once without the score.
- Now take out a piece of paper and listen again: try to draw a crude arc map of the piece.
- Sections and Parameter States: How many sections would you say the whole piece is in? How many types of music are used? What makes the sections different?
- Consider just the first part. How would you describe the form of the first part? How many pieces is it in? What delineates those pieces?
- Punctuation
- Repetition
- Levels of form
Another Form Example: Iannis Xenakis: Herma. Discuss in small groups:
- How is form delineated here? What parameters are operating?
- Gradual vs. Sudden State Transitions: consider the opening.
- Note: This is actually possible to play (see this video), but please, please do not write piano music like this!
BREAK / INTERLUDE: John Luther Adams: Become Ocean
Exercise:
- Try some states with two volunteers:
  - Trading claps evenly, trading claps unevenly. Do it slowly, do it fast
  - Clap as fast as possible
  - Clap slowing and speeding up in waves, at different rates
  - Clap all together, accenting every third, fourth, fifth clap
- Make a clapping piece. Give it at least three different sections. Use at least one smooth state transition and one hard state transition. Try repeating sections, or maybe repeating them with variation. Can you construct a form? How would you notated the music?
For comparison:
- Teach Yourself to Fly
Explain Homework (12:40)

Week 5: Form