Advanced Layering

Out of Tempo

Any in tempo improvisation can be reset in an out of tempo context.

Layering a discussion of a given element out of tempo is a great way to advance technique and awareness while preparing an in tempo improvisation

Ear Training 1

Discuss the differences in arithmetic approaches to building scales, intervals, or triads.

Ear Training 2

Discuss patterns in melodies and how they can be changed.

Ear Training 3

Discuss the intervallic changes in different scales.

Ear Training 4

Discuss the differences in harmonic progressions in major versus minor keys using the smorgasbord.

In Tempo

Ear Training 1

Combine accents, textures, dynamics and basic melodic patterns with call and response.

Ear Training 2

Using the prompt, ‘change,’ students alternate between major and minor scales using different rhythm patterns.

Ear Training 3

Create melodies based on whole tone and pentatonic scales, using compound meters and the prompt, ‘change.’

Ear Training 4

Alternate different retrogrades, inversions, and retrograde inversions of a tone row, starting with four notes, then adding more to the row. Use the smorgasbord for a model tone-row.