Harmonic Progressions: 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, or six-eight.
Beginning
Choose a harmonic progression and alter the bass line pattern with inversions using call and response and the prompt, "change."
Intermediate
Using call and response and "change," students sing a different melody over different harmonic progressions.
Advanced
Students alter the harmonic progressions, varying the meters using the smorgasbord, call and response, and the prompt, "change."