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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Sight-read, improvise, and transcribe rhythms in asymmetrical meters, including 5/8, 5/4, 7/8, and others.
Conduct while singing and improvising in asymmetrical meters.
Sight sing and improvise melodies that incorporate common-tone diminished seventh chords over a given chord progression.
Transcribe chord progressions, melodies, and outer voices in examples from the repertoire that include CTº 7 chords.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Finding Your Way in Irregular Meters (Integrated Musicianship)
Meters with Unequal Beats (Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills, p. 455–456)
Conducting Patterns for Asymmetrical Meters (Rhythm: Advanced Studies)
Lesson Materials
Lesson Materials
Sight-Reading
Sight-Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading (Unit 3 Continued): Continue practice with chromatic harmony, embellishing tones, and modulation.
Rhythm Sight Reading (Irregular Meter): Sight-read rhythms in the “Asymmetrical Meters” section of the anthology. See additional practice exercises below:
Warmup Patterns, Solos, and Duets (from Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills, pp. 456–461)
Irregular Meter Examples (from Integrated Musicianship)
Rhythm: Advanced Studies: Irregular Time Signatures (Part 1): pp. 36–38; Part 2 (with duplets, quadruplets): pp. 41–42; Part 3: p. 46; Part 4: p. 53 (see also 54–end); 2-Part Examples: See mm. 137–end
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (Asymmetrical Meters): Select a backing track in an asymmetrical meter (e.g. 5/4, 5/8, 7/8). Examples are provided below. Improvise 2–4 bar rhythms while conducting. For additional practice, take turns doing call and response with the improvisations.
Example Backing Tracks: 7/8 Rock, 5/8 Rock, 4-Chord Loop in 5/4
See also the rhythm improvisation exercises in Developing Musicianship on pp. 461–462.
Melodic Improvisation (CTº7 Chords): Improvise a melody over one of the following progressions or compose your own progression using a common-tone diminished seventh chord. For an extra added challenge, try improvising in 5/4 or 7/8.
Chord Player: | I ctº7 | I | V7 ctº7 | V7 | [Link]
| I ctº7 | V43 ctº7 | I6 V65/V | V7 | [Link]
Aural ID & Dictation
Aural ID & Dictation
Theory Anthology: See examples incorporating CTº 7 in the theory anthology for chord ID, chord dictation, and transcription practice. For additional examples, see also:
Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Common-Tone Diminished 7ths
Diverse Music Theory Examples: Common Tone Diminished 7th Chords
Open Music Theory Harmony Anthology: See the section “Common-Tone Diminished 7ths”
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