Dynamics: Layering
Goal: To combine elements of music with improvisational concepts.
Out of Tempo
Beginning
Accelerando/Ritardando, Cresendo/Decrescendo, Compound Meter with Arithmetic, Patterning, Call and Response.
Intermediate
Crescendo/Decrescendo, Triplets, Scales with Arithmetic, Change, Smorgasbord.
Advanced
Compound Meter, Melody, Harmony with Call and Response, Change, Smorgasbord.
In Tempo
Teacher landscapes a time signature and with varied tempos in two-four, three-four, four-four, or six-eight.
Beginning
Sing a minor scale while viewing the dynamics smorgasbord.
Intermediate
Sing a major scale crescendo/decrescendo, then a minor scale decrescendo /crescendo. Using call and response, and the prompt, "change," alter the combination of scales and dynamics.
Advanced
Using the melody smorgasbord, create patterns of textures, dynamics, and accents, and using the prompt, "change," vary the sequence of the patterns.