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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Describe strategies for incorporating embellishing tones in melodic improvisation.
Improvise melodies that incorporate passing tones, neighbor tones, and appoggiaturas over chord schemata introduced in Unit 3 and further proficiency with melodies in other simple time signatures.
Transcribe the chords and melody for a song selection that incorporates embellishing tones with a step, and label those tones by type as a passing tone (P), neighbor tone (N), appoggiatura (A), or escape tone (E).
Demonstrate further proficiency in sight reading, improvising, and transcribing rhythms that incorporate beat note values other than quarter notes in simple time (e.g. 2/2, 4/16, 3/8)
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Read the following selections from Chenette's Foundations of Aural Skills:
Reference Aids
Reference Aids
Handouts
Summary of Embellishing Tones (Sarah Louden)
Nonharmonic Tones Handout (Toby Rush)
Sparky the Theory Dog Presents: Suspensions (Toby Rush)
Examples of Neighbor (N) and Passing Tones (P)
Source: Timothy Rolls (Theory II: Non-Chord Tones)
Different Examples of Suspensions
Source: Timothy Rolls (Theory II: Non-Chord Tones)
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisiation Exercise: Work through the exercises from the reading.
Melodic Improvisation (Embellishing Tones): Improvise a melody using one of the schema and backing tracks introduced in Unit 3. Add in passing tones, neighbor tones, and appoggiaturas into your improvisation. Before you begin, review the different types of embellishing tones and discuss strategies for incorporating them into your improvisation.
Sight Reading
Sight Reading
Sight-Singing (Skips in IV and V): Continue practice sight reading melodies in the section "Other Time Signatures" on both pages.
Rhythm Sight-Reading (Cut Time): Continue sight-reading rhythms in all sections.
Rhythm Sight-Reading (Other Beat Units): Continue sight-reading rhythms in the sections on "Simple Meters."
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural ID and Dictation
Theory Anthology: Listen to melodies in the sections "Passing & Neighbor Tones" and "Embellishing Tones with Leaps." Transcribe the chords (using Roman numerals and chord symbols), melody, and label all non-chord tones by type as a passing tone (P), neighbor tone (N), appoggiatura (A), or escape tone (E).
Additional Practice
Additional Practice
Auralia:
Pop Chord Progressions: Level 8d
Rhythm Dictation: Levels 9a, 9b
Musition:
Rhythm Tapping: Levels 7–8b
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