Compositional Devices

Come back later. All videos are planned to be done by Summer 2026. Topics will be released chronologically, and worksheets will come out after. If there is a topic that you need help on for Spring 2026, email me at drmcelroy@capousd.org, and I will prioritize those videos.

Diminution and Augmentations

Countermelody, Imitations, Sequences, and Ostinatos

Retardations, Inversions, and Retrograde

Walking Bass, Motoric Rhythm, Doubling, Extensions

Canon, Fugues, and Variations

Modulations, Transpositions, and Embellishments

Picardy 3rd, Agogic Accent, Cross Rhythms, and Intervalic Expansion