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Activity 9: Exploring Melody 1. write the excerpt below into your manuscript 2. Imagine the sound of the melody in your head, from following the shape, as you

draw it onto the stave 3. as you listen to bar 2, imagine the shape of the missing notes 4. explore options A and B and try to hear the sound of both of these melodic snippets 5. select which option, A or B, will fit into bar 2 and fill in the notes of bar 2 onto your

stave

A

B

B

The Elephant – Saint-Saëns

• Follow steps 1- 5 for the melodic excerpt from The Trout below • Imagine the sound of the melody in your head, from following the shape, as you

draw it onto the stave • as you listen to bar 3, imagine the shape of the missing notes • choose from options A, B or C to fill in the missing notes • select which option, A or B, will fit into bar 2 and fill in the notes of bar 2 onto your

stave

The Trout – Schubert Fill in the missing melody?

C

A B C

Fill in the missing melody here