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