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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency sight-reading, improvising, and transcribing rhythms that include asymmetrical and changing meters.
Sight sing and improvise melodies that incorporate enharmonic modulation over a given chord progression.
Transcribe chord progressions, melodies, and outer voices in examples from the repertoire that include enharmonic modulation with Ger6 and fully-diminished 7th chords.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Direct, Chromatic, and Enharmonic Modulation (Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills, pp. 423–425) - Available online through the library
Lesson Materials
Lesson Materials
Sight-Reading
Sight-Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading (Chromatic Modulation, cont.): Continue sight reading melodies in the “Chromatic Modulation” section of the anthology. Additional melodies are linked before for extra practice.
Extreme Chromaticism, Distant modulation (Integrated Musicianship)
Complex Modulation: Warmups (pitch patterns, chord arpeggiations), melodies, duets, sing & plays (Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills, pp. 427–435)
Distant Modulation (SFCM Sight Singing Textbook)
Rhythm Sight Reading (Changing/Asymmetrical Meter, cont.): Continue sight-reading rhythms in the “Changing Meter” section of the anthology. See additional practice examples below:
Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills: Changing Meter (pp. 435–440); Asymmetrical Meter (pp. 456–461)
Foundational Sight-Singing: Mixed Meter: p. 118, 120; Mixed Meter in 2-Parts: p. 119, 121
Integrated Musicianship: Irregular Meter Examples
Rhythm: Advanced Studies:
Asymmetrical Meter: 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
Changing Meter: Level 1: Simple Meters, pp. 22–26; Level 2: Mixing Simple and Compound: pp. 30–31, 34–35; Level 3: Adding Irregular Meters: 47–48; Level 4: Harder Examples: pp. 54–58, (see also 59-end); Level 5: 2-Part Examples: See mm. 136–end
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (Asymmetrical & Changing Meter, cont.): Continue work improvising with asymmetrical and changing meters. See exercises in Lesson 5-1 and 5-2.
Melodic Improvisation (Enharmonic Reinterpretation): Improvise a melody over one of the following progressions or compose your own progression using a chromatic modulation.
Chord Player: C: | I | ii6 V7 |
B: Ger6 | Cad64 V7 | i | [Link]
C: | I V43 | I6 iv | viiº43
F#: | viiº7 i | V7 i | [Link]
See also the improvisation exercises in Developing Musicianship on pp. 433-434.
Aural ID & Dictation
Aural ID & Dictation
Online Worksheet: Harmonic dictation with guided questions. Starting chord, key, and time signature given. Solutions provided. See Exercise 44-3 in Multimodal Musicianship.
Listening for Changing & Irregular Meter: Listen to examples on the YouTube playlist Irregular & Changing Meter in Repertoire by Women (curated by Music by Women). Identify where you hear examples of changing meter or irregular meters.
Theory Anthology: See examples incorporating chromatic modulation in the theory anthology for modulation ID, chord dictation, and transcription practice. For additional examples, see also:
Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Modulation
Diverse Music Theory Examples: Common-tone Modulation, Abrupt and Enharmonic Modulations
Music By Women: Explore the Database (Click on the Harmonic Progression Filter on the left and select Modulation.)
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