Triads: 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
Have three students build a triad from bottom up, layering different textures, accents, and dynamics.
Intermediate
Have three students sing a triad and using call and response with the prompt "change," have them switch which chord tone they are singing.
Advanced
One student singing melodically or three students singing harmonically switch chord type while looking at the triad smorgasbord using call and response and the prompt "change."