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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."