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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 augmented triads, altered dominants, and extended chords over a given chord progression.
Transcribe chord progressions, melodies, and outer voices in examples from the repertoire that include altered and extended chords.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Extended, Added Note, and Altered Chords (from Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills, 388–389) - Available online through the library
Lesson Materials
Lesson Materials
Sight-Reading
Sight-Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading (Altered/Extended Chords): Try the Warmups & Additional Melodies for Sight-Singing from Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills, pp. 389–396.
Rhythm Sight Reading (Changing/Asymmetrical Meter, cont.): Continued work with changing and asymmetrical meters. See additional exercises in Lesson 5-3.
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 (Altered Chords): Compose chord progressions that incorporate extended and altered chords. Improvise a melody over each progression. A sample progression is provided below:
Chord Player: G: | I | V | V+ | I | [Link]
See also melodic improvisation with altered chords in Developing Musicianship on pp. 396-397.
Aural ID & Dictation
Aural ID & Dictation
Theory Anthology: See examples incorporating altered and extended chords in the theory anthology for chord ID, chord dictation, and transcription practice. For additional examples, see also:
Diverse Music Theory Examples: Augmented Triad, Dominant 9th Chords, 11ths and 13ths
Open Music Theory Harmony Anthology: See the section “Augmented Triads”
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