Melody and Rhythm: Semester 1: Moveable Do, La-Based Minor - Couverture souple

Stevens, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1974212823 ISBN 13 : 9781974212828

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is semester 1, with pedagogy customized for movable do and la-based minor. Distinguishing features: High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies; Wide range of styles and composers; Smooth pacing; Ample minor key material; Lots of duets and canons; Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture; Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols; Consistent structure for ease of use; Emphasis on music by women; Jam sessions for group improvisation; An essay on effective practice; Course Outline 1 Beats and Divisions of Beats (Rhythm Only) 1.1 Simple Meter 1.2 Compound Meter 1.3 Mixed Examples 2 Learning the Sound of Major and Minor (Simplified Melodic Notation) 2.1 Stepwise Motion in the Major Key 2.2 Stepwise Motion in the Minor Key 2.3 One-Five Skips 2.4 Third Skips in the Tonic Triad 3 Duets, Ties, and Syncopation (Rhythm Only) 3.1 Duets 3.2 Ties in Simple Meter 3.3 Ties in Compound Meter 4 Clefs and Key Signatures (Full Notation) 4.1 Clefs and Major Keys 4.2 Minor Key Signatures 4.3 Key Signatures with More Sharps or Flats 4.4 Sixth Skips in the Tonic Triad 5 Subdivisions in Simple Meter (Rhythm Only) 5.1 Sixteenth Notes in Groups of Two and Four 5.2 Dotted and Syncopated Eighth Notes 5.3 Ties with Subdivisions 6 Basic Diatonic Skips 6.1 Two-Five Skips 6.2 Third Skips in the Dominant Triad 6.3 Diatonic Thirds 6.4 Chains of Third Skips

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bill Stevens directs the musicianship program at Santa Clara University. He is a founding member of Avivo, a collective of master educators dedicated to cultivating creativity through music teaching, and served on the faculty of The Walden School for twelve years. Stevens is the author of Jazz Musicianship: A Guidebook for Integrated Learning. He is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Scholars Award and was a Level 1 Finalist with NFAA (now YoungArts) in music composition. An active pianist and improviser, he leads his own jazz trio and has performed as a guest soloist with the Silk Road Ensemble. Curious about the relationship between creativity, learning, and psychological process, Stevens studied psychotherapy with the Helix Training Program and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Learn more at his website: www.billstevens.net.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1974212823
• ISBN 13: 9781974212828
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 214
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg