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Lesson 2-3:
Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency sight-reading and perform rhythms in simple and compound meters with beat notes other than quarter and dotted quarter notes (e.g. 3/8, 4/2, 6/4, 9/16, 12/16).
Aurally distinguish between binary, ternary, and strophic forms.
Aurally analyze a musical excerpt in strophic form, using an audio annotation tool such as BriFormer; identify phrase structure, cadences, key areas, and formal sections.
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 Simple & Compound): Sight-reading in simple and compound meters with beat notes other than quarter and dotted quarter notes (Continued work with lessons 2-1 and 2-2). Additional practice resources are provided below.
Foundational Sight-Singing: See the following sections: Divisions, p. 30 (nos. 1–5), Subdivisions, pp. 31–32 (nos. 6–7, 4, 8), Subdivisions & Rests: p. 54, and 3/8 examples in pp. 72ff.
Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills, pp. 271–275
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 Strophic form by ear without the use of a score. Select a few of the pieces to compare the use of strophic form in different styles. (Some examples are provided below; YouTube records are readily available online.) Listen and ID cadences, phrases, and key areas where possible. Identify each formal section using uppercase letters (e. g. A, A'). Identify whether the form is a simple or modified strophic form, noting where the artist made modifications to the form and why. Work together in groups, then compare your work with the class. Discuss differences in analysis. If there's time, transcribe one of the strophes.
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, 3 Lieder, Op. 9, no. 7, “Sehnsucht” (1838)
Robert Schumann, Myrthen, Op.25, no. 3, “Der Nussbaum” (1840)
Johannes Brahms, Five Songs, Op. 49, No. 4, “Wiegenlied” (1868)
Clara Schumann, Op. 12, No. 1, “Er ist gekommen” (1841)
Florence Price, 4 Songs from The Weary Blues, No. 2, “Songs to the Dark Virgin” (1941)
Jimi Hendrix, “Hey Joe,” from Are You Experienced (1967)
Amy Winehouse, "Love Is a Losing Game," from Back to Black (2012)
John Mayer, “Something Like Olivia,” from Born and Raised (2012)
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