Harmonic Progressions: Layering
Goal: To combine elements of music with improvisational concepts.
Out of Tempo
Beginner
Accelerando/Ritardando, Crescendo/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
Singing/Playing
Teacher landscapes a time signature and with varied tempos in two-four, three-four, four-four, or six-eight.
Beginning
Choose a four-chord progression and using call and response, each student sings a melody on top of the progression.
Intermediate
Using the prompt, "change," a four-chord progression is altered from a major key to a minor key and vice versa.
Advanced
Using the smorgasbord and the prompt, "change" each student sings the chord contents melodically of a different chord progression.