invented instrument sound piece

Step 1: Count how many sounds your instrument makes. _______

Chordophone

4

Step 2: On the Legend part of your paper, draw a picture of your instrument.

Legend

Piece

Then, label each sound with a number, letter, color, or symbol.

Legend1

2

3

4

Piece

LegendA

B

C

D

Piece

Legend

Piece

Step 3: Begin to write your piece. Use your numbers, letters, colors, or symbols, and write them in order you choose.

Legend1

2

3

4

3 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 3

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Piece

LegendA

B

C

D

A B A C D A A D D C A B C C

A B C D A A D D B C A

Piece

Legend

Piece

Legend

Piece

Step 4: Go back to your legend and add the words “SOFT” and “LOUD”. Next to those words, add new symbols or colors for those.

Legend1

2

3

4

3 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 3

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Soft

Loud

Piece

Step 5: Add those symbols for “soft” and “loud” to your piece in different places.

Legend1

2

3

4

3 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 3

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Soft

Loud

Piece

Legend1

2

3

4

3 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 3

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Soft

Loud

Piece

LegendA

B

C

D

A B A C D A A D D C A B C C

A B C D A A D D B C A

Soft

Loud

Small letter

Big letter

Piece

LegendA

B

C

D

A B A C D A A D D C A B C C

A B C D A A D D B C A

Soft

Loud

Small letter

Big letter

Piece

Legend

Soft

Loud

Piece

Legend

Soft

Loud

Piece

Legend

Soft

Loud

Piece

Legend

Soft

Loud

Piece