Triads: Layering
Goal: To combine elements of music with improvisational concepts.
Out of Tempo
Speaking.
Beginning
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
A student sings all four triad types each with its own textures, dynamics, and accents.
Intermediate
Using call and response the entire class trades triad types singing or playing them in a different chord tone order.
Advanced
Using the smorgasbord, each student sings a different triad type starting on a different root.