Compose Arrange Record Lesson
Write a four-bar composition with proper harmonic, melodic, voice-leading considerations. Arrange it for instruments (including transpositions), perform it, and then sync the audio.
Suspensions Lesson
In this lesson students will identify preparation, suspension, and resolution parts of different suspensions. Then students can label different kinds of suspensions (9-8, 7-6, 4-3, 2-3) with Roman numeral analysis and compose suspensions in a chorale setting.
AP Music Theory: Species II Counterpoint – C Minor
The goal is to provide mid-year AP Music Theory students with the opportunity to write simple Species II counterpoint. The focal key is C minor. Staying in one key gives students the students the opportunity to get comfortable writing in (harmonic) minor and gain fluidity specifically in C minor. The third exercise offers students the chance to harmonize the leading tone of a secondary dominant (V/V).
Diatonic Triads and Common Chord Progression in the Major Mode
Students notate the diatonic triads in a Major key of their choice, and then, referencing content on Common Chord Progression, students compose a brief chord progression in that key.
Spain – Jazz Improvization Theory and Practice
Understand and demonstrate music improvisation in Lydian and Harmonic Minor.
Adding a harmonic line
Creating a line in a musical score.
Create Parallel and Contrasting Periods
The student will be able to write the consequent phrase of a parallel or contrasting period when given the antecedent.
Blue Scale Melody Composition
The object of this lesson is to help students with an introduction to the Blues and the Blues Scale. While they might not be ready to improvise right away, they can start to try to compose using a basic scale. Students are given a C Blues scale and a blank 12 bar blues with accompaniment. They are to compose a melody over those 12 bars.
Tendency Tones
Teach students how notes within a major scale want to resolve. Help students identify stable and unstable tones within a key both aurally and visually.
Introduction to Figured Bass
Introduce students to triad inversion and how to express them through figured bass.