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Lesson 2-2:
Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency sight-reading, improvising, and transcribing excerpts that incorporate review topics including secondary dominants, modulation, and chromatic embellishing tones.
Sight-read and accurately perform rhythms in compound meters with beat notes other than dotted quarter notes (e.g. 6/4, 9/16, 12/16).
Aurally distinguish between binary and ternary forms, and classify them as either continuous or sectional.
Aurally analyze a musical excerpt that uses either a 2- or 3-part form, using an audio annotation tool such as BriFormer; identify phrase structure, cadences, key areas, and formal sections.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
References
References
Examples of Compound Meters with Different Beat Units
Image Credit: Sarah Louden
Ternary Form Diagram
Image Credit: Brian Jarvis, "Ternary Form"
Common Key Areas for Ternary Form Middle Section
Image Credit: Andre Mount, Fundamentals, Function, and Form, from the chapter "Ternary and Rondo Forms"
Lesson Materials
Lesson Materials
Sight-Reading
Sight-Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading (Review): Continued review with chromatic embellishing tones, secondary dominant outlines, and modulation.
Rhythm Sight Reading (Other Compound Meters): Sight-reading in compound meters with beat notes other than dotted quarter notes, e.g. 6/4, 9/16, 12/16, etc. An additional practice resource is provided below.
Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills, pp. 273–275
Improvisation
Improvisation
Melodic Improvisation (Continued Review): See the improvisation exercises in Lesson 2-1.
Aural ID & Dictation
Aural ID & Dictation
Large-Scale Listening: Use BriFormer to create a form diagram of a piece in Ternary form by ear without the use of the score. Select a piece from the anthology and copy the YouTube link (or mp3) into BriFormer. Listen and ID cadences (labeled by type) and key areas where each begins. Group phrases to indicate phrase structure using lowercase letters (e.g. a, a', b) and formal sections using uppercase letters (e.g. A, A', B). Identify the form as continuous or sectional. Work together in groups, then compare your work with the class. Discuss any differences in analysis. If there's time, transcribe one of the phrases.
For the second lesson, select a piece from the “Mixed Binary and Ternary form” section of the anthology and work together to determine which form type best describes it. Diagram the form as above.
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