Question

Describe how you would write a motive.

How do melodic motive and chord progression work together?

Explain how to make variation. Give examples from your favorite musical style.

Why does the definition of a “good” composition vary?

Answer 1

Repetition – At the original or a different pitch. ...

Sequence – Try playing your motive several more times starting at a different pitch each time but keeping the intervals the same.

Inversion – Start on the first note of your motive. ...

Retrograde – Play the motive backwards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: i think this is right

Explanation: When we talk about a melody-first songwriting process, we assume that we’re talking about writing a song where thinking up the melody, or at least a bit of a melody, is the first step. Then once we’ve got a good chunk of that working and sounding good, we then try to figure out what kind of chords are going to support it.

In fact, that’s not exactly the case. Any good musician (songwriter or otherwise) would find it next to impossible — and I might even say undesirable — to work on a melody without having any kind of notion what the supporting chords are. So in fact, a melody-first process means a melody and chords process.