Melodic Sight-Reading (Unit 3 Continued): Continue practice with chromatic harmony, embellishing tones, and modulation. See the anthology link and additional exercises below: 

• • Practice from Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills: Augmented 6ths (pp. 357–362), Neapolitan 6ths (pp. 349–354), Mode Mixture (pp. 311–321)

Rhythm Sight Reading (4:3 Polyrhythms): Continue work with 4:3 polyrhythms from Lesson 4-1 and 4-2. 

• • Warmup: Nos. 3–4 on the Rhythm Worksheet here (from Integrated Musicianship)

  • Additional Exercises: 

    • • Developing Musicianship: Solos, duets, trios (pp. 451–455)

      • Rhythm: Advanced Studies: Triplets: pp. 27–28; 2-part exercises: pp. 133–135; Hemiola: p. 29; Duplets: p. 39; Quadruplets: pp. 39–40

Large-Scale Listening (Rondos): Use BriFormer to create a form diagram of a piece in Rondo form by ear without the use of a score. Select a piece from the anthology and copy the YouTube link 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).  Work together in groups, then compare your work with the class. Discuss any differences in analysis. 

• • For examples, check out the playlist of Rondos by Female Composers (curated by Music by Women) or see the link to the Theory anthology. 

Listening for Polyrhythms: Listen to each of the linked performances below and identify any polyrhythms you hear by type (e.g. 2:3, 4:3). Sing and clap each part of the polyrhythm. If you'd like hints or a listening guide, Josh Merhar provides listening notes for each in his “Introduction to Polyrhythms.” 

• • Butour Ngale, African Polyrhythm Demo

  • John Coltrane, “Afro Blue”

  •  Led Zeppelin, “Kashmir”

  • Meshuggah, “Bleed”