Developing Your Musicianship: Final Project

George W. Russell, Jr. guides the final project for Berklee’s Developing Your Musicianship specialization. The work builds a 36-measure composition through a first A section, a second A section, a contrasting B section and a final A section with melody. The emphasis shifts from recognizing concepts to making musical decisions and revising a complete piece.

What you will learn

• Develop contrasting sections within an AABA structure.
• Connect a melody with a chosen chord progression.
• Revise a composition using listening and feedback.

Who this suits

This intermediate capstone expects completion of the three preceding courses. It is a project course for applying that material, rather than a first introduction to notation.

Before you enroll

Check the current assessment and peer-feedback arrangements before enrolling. A finished assignment demonstrates your work on this project; it does not establish a professional composition qualification.

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Put it into practice

Keep two versions of the same section. Explain how a change in rhythm, melodic contour or harmony improves the transition into the next section.

Source and review

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