Augmented Sixth Chords: Layering
Goal: To combine elements of music with improvisational concepts.
In Tempo
Singing/Playing
Teacher landscapes a time signature and with varied tempos in two-four, three-four, four-four, compound meters, and asymmetric meters.
Beginning
Improvise a melodic pattern that is based on one type of augmented sixth chord at a time coupled with the prompt "change" to alter the chord.
Intermediate
Use smorgasbord, change and call and response to improvise augmented sixth chords varying dynamics and textures.
Advanced
Improvise with augmented sixth chords in different melodic patterns (inversions) of their pitch content in changing meters.