Composition Homework: Roses are Red

Using the beginning of the traditional poem “Roses are red, Violets are blue…” write a short Valentine song.  You will need to come up with the ending of the poem using standard rhyming techniques.  For your melody, you will need to decide on a rhythm that works best with the lyrics and the syllables of each word.

¶  Write your melody in F Major.

¶  Your melody can be in 4/4 or 3/4.

¶  Be sure to end on F.

¶  Using a V-I cadence would be best.  (What is a V-I cadence?)

¶  Write the assignment in FLAT using your instrument as the melody line.*

¶  Add the lyrics using the Lyric tool.

DUE:  Friday, February 12, 2016

Try out the rhythms here:

Verse 1:          Roses are red

Verse 2:          Violets are blue

Verse 3:

Verse 4:

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