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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Sight read, improvise, and transcribe rhythms that incorporate all dotted 8th patterns and syncopation at the subdivision level in compound time.
Improvise a counter melody to a pop song, incorporating strategies discussed in the reading and in class.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Read the following selections from Chenette's Foundations of Aural Skills:
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (Syncopated Subdivisions in Compound): Select a time signature (6/8, 9/8, or 12/8), then improvise rhythms using the rhythm grid below. Use the rhythmic syllables specified by your instructor and conduct while you improvise. For additional practice, take turns doing call and response. Improvise one measure using a neutral syllable; the class responds by singing back the rhythm with correct rhythmic syllables to ID the rhythm.
Improvising a Countermelody: Review the strategies discussed in the reading by Chenette. Work through the activity together. Select a few pop songs to add countermelodies to. For additional practice outside of class (or as an assignment), import a popular song into the DAW of your choice (e.g. Garage Band or BandLab) and record yourself performing a countermelody. (See "Getting Set Up" for an intro to BandLab.)
Sight Reading
Sight Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading: Continue sight-reading melodies in the section "Leaps/Skips to or from a Chromatic Note."
Rhythm Sight-Reading: Sight-read rhythms in the section "Other dotted 8ths."
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural ID and Dictation
Continued practice with the transcription exercises from Unit 5-4:
Transcription 1: "Hound Dog": Complete a transcription of the first 12 bars of Big Mama Thorton's original recording of "Hound Dog." See the Open Music Theory worksheet and materials here: PDF, MuseScore, worksheet playlist. (see p. 2)
Transcription 2: "Higher Ground": Complete a transcription of sections of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" as specified by your instructor. Listen for examples of "blues notes."
Instructor Note: See a copy of the score and notes in the Instructor Companion Site.
Aural Anthology (Blues Scales): See the section "Blues Scales" for additional examples for transcription or aural analysis.
Theory Anthology: See the subsections on these pages for additional examples for transcription or aural analysis.
Additional Practice
Additional Practice
Auralia:
Rhythm Dictation: Level 7d
Rhythm Element Dictation: Level 4d–g
Solfege ID: Levels 5c
Two-Part Rhythm Dictation: Levels 9a–9b
Musition:
Rhythm Tapping: Level 6c
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