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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 2:3 polyrhythms.
Sight sing and improvise melodies that incorporate skips in secondary leading-tone chords over a given chord progression in major or minor.
Transcribe chord progressions and melodies in examples from the repertoire that include applied leading-tone chords in major and minor.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Explore
Explore
Hearing Applied Leading Tone Chords: Practice building chord progressions in Chord Player that use leading tone chords of ii, iii, IV, V, and vi. Sing the bassline and arpeggiate the chords while you listen, then sing along with an improvised melody to get the sound of these chords in your ears.
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (Hemiola): Continued practice with 2:3 polyrhythms from Unit 6-1.
Melodic Improvisation (Applied Chords LT Chords): Compose a progression that incorporates at least one applied leading tone chord. 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. Be sure to discuss tendency tones and chromatic scale degrees!
Sight Reading
Sight Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading: Sight-read melodies in the section "Secondary Dominants."
Sing along with the "Stack of Thirds" song by David Newman about diminished 7th chords. Lyrics are provided on the website.
Rhythm Sight-Reading (Polyrhythm): Continue practicing sight-reading two-part rhythms in the section "Two against Three."
Rhythm Sight-Reading (Triplets): Continue practicing sight-reading rhythms in all sections with a backing track or beat to feel the 2:3 polyrhythm.
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural ID and Dictation
Theory Anthology: Listen to examples in the sections "Applied Leading Tone Chords of V" and "All Applied Leading Tone Chords." 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:
Advanced Part Dictation: Levels 4a–4c
Advanced Progressions: Levels 4a–6b
Chord Recognition: Levels 9b–9c
Melodic Dictation: Level 10d–10e
Rhythmic Dictation: Level 11
Musition:
Rhythm Tapping: Levels 9a, 9b
Polyrhythms: Levels 1–2
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