This semester, you have composed a series of Theme & Variation pieces. For your Mid-Term Exam, you will compose a Theme and Variation on the American folk song, “This Old Man.”
At home, write out the THEME for “This Old Man” for your instrument. Use the following guidelines:
Rubric:
• The Theme MUST be written in 4/4. (2 points)
• The Theme is in G Major. (3 points)
• The theme can only use eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes. There should be no sixteenth notes or whole notes. (5 points)
You must print out a copy to attach to your mid-term exam. You will need the theme in order to complete the Variation on the mid-term.
Due: Wednesday, January 19 @ 10:30 a.m.
This composition is worth 30 points on your mid-term exam.
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