These exercises consist in generating the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of the following songs, (all MIDI-hlinked) - 1. You might like to put the words (or note-value symbols) in a Melo-rhythm Box. Do not attach undue importance to the "dot" (or snap) combinations which replace 2 even note-values. 2. Always start with theFundamentalCell. 3. Then apply the processes of - Division, Multiplication (byRepetition), Fission (Split), andFusion, as required to generate the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of the song.. 4. Keep close check on the Symmetry as you progress. 5. Generate in 4/4, and then change to 3/4 or 6/8, if required. Remember to change the Melo-rhythm of the 3/4 and 6/8 songs into 4/4 before you
start. 6. Refer back to the examples in theGenerationpage - it might help. Hints are added (with the abbreviations shown in 2. and 3. above).
Polly Wolly Doodle Order of Generation -FC,Dp2K2M,R,FwithF=, Cell1SF=F=and Cell2Dp2K3M,R. Ta-ra-ra Boom-di-ay The degree ofDin theFCis unimportant because it will immediately disappear in the followingS. Clementine(Don't forget to generate it in 4/4 first) Order of Generation -FC,D,R,F, (no need toSCell1),R, in 3/4. La Cucaracha(the Mexican version in 3/4, generate first in 4/4) Unusual p3added to Cell1 (after firstR) and not to Cell2. Mexican Hat Dance(in 6/8, generate first in 4/4) Order of Generation -FC,D,R,F,R,F, in 6/8. La Raspa(another 6/8, generate first in 4/4) NoFhere, lots ofMBeats, which explain need for moreDin Cell2 after firstR. Dark Eyes This one is trickier. Generate first in 4/4, then change to 3/4, to be performed
in 6/8 (with binaryLevel -1Footsies).
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