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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.