Monday
Review key signatures (speed quiz?##musictheory.net drill) and start Compound Meter
Goals:
- Memorize major key signatures
- Identify keys from musical excerpts
- Perform and notate basic rhythms in compound meter
- Identify and notate meter signatures
Lesson Plan:
- (make the scales stuff as efficient as possible) if you ran out of time on anything from Friday, start there
a. go over homework
b. Continue in Berkowitz, ID-ing tendency tones and their resolutions, etc.
c. Spelling and ID key signatures speed quiz: maybe this? - Mention the pentatonic scale just as a passing conversation
- Compound Meter:
a. compare simple and compound through listening first--use this playlist (all compound--pull a couple simple meter for contrast from W2 Playlist)
b. introduce like you did simple meter, finding beat (walking tempo that is slow/med/fast), then meter (duple, triple), then division (sing both du-de vs. du-da-di and see which fits better)
c. Show simple vs. compound beat and division with lines (not beaming etc. at first)
ask them to name each meter: 1. simple vs. compound and 2. duple vs. triple Then, group the 3 divisions together with a beam, ask what duration gets the beat - Make a chart:
| Simple | Compound | |
|---|---|---|
| division | in 2s | in 3s |
| beat (write rather than spell) | quarter/half/etc | dotted-quarter/dotted-half, etc |
| beaming | 2 divisions beamed together<br>4 subdivisions beamed together | 3 divisions beamed together<br>6 subdivisions beamed together |
| meter signature | beats/meas→ x<br>duration of beat→ y | divisions/meas→ x<br>duration of division→ y |
| top number to expect | 2, 3, 4 | 6, 9, 12 (because 3 divisions per beat x number of beats) |
- simple vs. compound (show difference in beat value, beaming, and what the parts of the meter are)
- Emphasize that compound meter shows the divisions/measure, NOT beats per measure
- Complete part of Try-it #1 p. 73-74 in class, the rest on their own
- Syllables that they will use in ear training are du-da-di’s on p. 76
Homework for Wednesday:
Ch. 3 Show-it
Workbook 4.2 I. and II A, 4.3 I