Preliminary
Project
Creative Projects A-D will require you to
submit, via e-mail or other method as requested by your instructor,
music examples that you compose. In order to
do so, you will input your music using Finale NotePad, a free,
downloadable software application.
The purpose of this project is to give you
experience at working with music notation software, specifically
Finale NotePad. The navigation button "Finale Tutor" (found
at the top of each page in this course), will link you to a page
that contains a simple introduction to the basics of Finale NotePad.
I suggest you investigate that page before attempting to complete
this project. If needed, detailed tutorials as to how to use Finale
NotePad can be accessed within Finale NotePad itself under the Help
Menu.. These are PDF files that can be read and/or printed.
For this project, you will recreate three
music examples--a rhythm, a melody and a score--in Finale NotePad.
Each example includes directions (as boxed text) and illustrations
of some Finale NotePad tools. If you run into a stumbling block,
revisit the Finale Tutor or access the Help Menu within Finale NotePad
for solutions to your problem.
| Recreate
a Rhythm |
- Print the PDF file containing a rhythm example.
- Recreate the example only (not the directions) using Finale
NotePad.
- Your rhythm should match as closely
as possible the example as it appears in the PDF file.
Click here for the PDF
file containing the rhythm example and directions. |
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| Recreate
a Melody |
- Print the PDF file containing a melody.
- Recreate the example only (not the directions) using Finale
NotePad.
- Your melody should match as closely
as possible the example as it appears in the PDF file.
Click here for the PDF
file containing the melody and directions. |
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| Recreate
a Score |
- Print the PDF file containing the score and directions.
- Recreate the example only (not the directions) using Finale
NotePad.
- Your score should match as closely
as possible the example as it appears in the PDF file.
Click here for the PDF
file containing the directions and score.
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| Submit |
When you have completed recreating these examples, save
each as a Finale NotePad file and
send them to the instructor as an e-mail attachment. Name
each file by the project name and your
name. Include both your first and last names with your
last name first. Please follow the example for uppercase/lowercase
letters:
Example:
Prelim Rhythm LastFirst
Your instructor may wish for you to print your project
and submit a hard copy.
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