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COMPOSING UNDERGROUND MUSIC

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Choose a line on the London Underground to use for your

Underground Music
Select some stations with interesting rhythms (between 6-12)
Chant and clap these rhythms with your group and decide which
order youre going to put your stations in
Once youve decided on the stations and the order, try writing
the rhythms down using notes (scrap first!!)
Decide on an appropriate TIME SIGNATURE 2, 3, or 4 beats
in a bar and try dividing your chosen rhythms up using bars and
bar lines
Now transfer your piece onto percussion instruments, play twice
through, first chanting the names of the stations with their
rhythms, the second time, the rhythms only
Create a SCORE of your music neatly using coloured pens on
a large sheet of paper.
Youll need a copy of the London Underground map to help you
with your composition.

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