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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency in sight reading, improvising, and transcribing rhythms that incorporate syncopation at the subdivision level in simple time.
Sight sing and improvise melodies that incorporate skips in submediant harmony over a given chord progression in major or minor.
Transcribe chord progressions and melodies in examples from the repertoire that include vi and IV6 chords in major and minor as tonic prolongation or weak predominants.
Identify cadences as perfect authentic, imperfect authentic, half, plagal, or deceptive.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Explore
Explore
Build a few simple progressions that include submediant chords used as part of a tonic prolongation or in a deceptive cadence. Sing the bassline, then arpeggiate each chord as you listen.
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (16th-Note Syncopation & Rests in Simple Time): Continued practice from Unit 4-4.
Melodic Improvisation (vi and IV6): Compose a progression that incorporates a submediant chord as tonic prolongation, weak predominant, or as a deceptive cadence. Sing through arpeggiations of each of the chords, then improvise a simple melody over the chord progression without using a chord grid (but visualizing it while you sing). Create a backing track using an online chord player like Chord Player, Musicca Chord Player, or ChordChord to fit your progression. Once you feel comfortable, add in diatonic and chromatic embellishing tones.
Sight Reading
Sight Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading: Continue practice sight-reading melodic material from previous lessons, focusing on melodies that incorporate subdivisions in simple and compound time, syncopation, and ties.
Rhythm Sight-Reading: Continue practice with sight-reading rhythms in the sections "16th Note Rests" and "Ties with 16th Notes."
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural Anthology (Cadences): Listen to examples in the section "All Cadences." Identify the cadence you hear as a perfect authentic (PAC), imperfect authentic (IAC), half (HC), deceptive (DC), or plagal (PL) cadence.
Theory Anthology (Cadences): See the section "Plagal & Deceptive" for additional examples for ID and dictation.
Theory Anthology (vi, IV6): Listen to examples in the section "Submediant (vi): Examples without Predominant 7ths." Transcribe the melody, chords, and Roman numerals for each example. Indicate harmonic function below the Roman numerals (e.g. T, PD, D).
Practice
Practice
Auralia:
Cadences: Levels 6a–7b
Chord Progressions: Levels 10a–10b
Melodic Dictation: Levels 9a, 9b
Part Dictation: Level 7
Part Dictation: Levels 8a, 8b
Rhythm Dictation: Levels 5c–e
Rhythm Element Dictation: Levels 2e–g
Musition:
Rhythm Tapping: Level 4c, 4d
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