Singing

Page 1-4

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

      If I should lose you (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Hank Mobley’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

11. Do these line exercises with If I should lose you:

Scales, 

chords and patterns/

Inversions/

Singing inversions

Tintinnabuli exercises

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody of ‘If I should lose you’ and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 37

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 5-6

Choir singing: ‘Yours is my heart alone’

Auditory analysis

with audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 38

Artusi

Rhythm

Rhythm vocalisation page 5-7

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 4-5

Scat songs

It could happen to you – Chet Baker

Available on Moodle with Leon Mennen

Singing

Page 7-8

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Night and day (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Diana Krall’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer, players, label? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a Latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Night and day is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute note names

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

11. Do these line exercises with Night and day:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

In this lesson we talk about the Barry Harris rules for Tonic chords

Barry Harris rules for Tonic chords

Explained by Bill Graham’s video on rules for Tonic chords

1)    Halfstep rules (video time: 0:00)

2)    How to practice the rule (video time 5:18)

3)    Starting on any note (video time: 6:30)

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  leadsheet  of the SOTW and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 39

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 9-10

Choir singing: ‘Moonglow’

Auditory analysis

With audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 40

Standards and lines

Assignment: Make an embellished guidetone line on Night and day

(we start in class), take it with you on your individual exam

Example workflow:  

Embellished guideline workflow

Nice worked out example, pdf, audio

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 9-11

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 6-7

Scat songs

Review All of me – Sarah Vaughan

Available on Moodle with Leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Singing

Page 11-12 (the triad as a skeleton)

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Nica’s dream (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Art Blakey and his Jazz messengers

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer, players, label? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a Latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Nica’s dream is__________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10.   11. Do these line exercises with Nica's dream

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Nica’s Dream – Hank Mobley

First listen to his chorus, sightsing or transcribe.

Listen to the great guidetone line

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Chordscale exercise 18 on short chord vamps (Moodle), sing, play, transpose

(Not Domu/C&M)

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the  leadsheet and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied 

4.     More melodic dictations week 41

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 13-14

Choir singing: ‘In a mellow tone’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Stella by starlight (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Miles Davis and John Coltrane or Ella Fitzgerald’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer, players, label? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a Latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Stella by starlight is ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10.   Extra: Impro Line exercises 

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the leadsheet  and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 43

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rhythm vocalisation page 12-14

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 15-16 

Auditory analysis

with audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Chordscale exercise 3 on short chord vamps (Moodle), sing and play:

Chord vamps to use: 

Cmaj7-Dbmaj7--------------------------------- Cmaj7-Db7  

Cmaj7-Ebma7-----------------------------------Cmaj7-Eb7

Cmaj7-Abmaj7----------------------------------Cmaj7-Ab7

Cmaj7-Bbmaj7----------------------------------Cmaj7-Bb7

Cmaj7-Gbmaj7----------------------------------Cmaj7-Gb7

(Not Domu/C&M)

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 44

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 15-17

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 8-9

Scat songs

Stella by Starlight  - George Benson

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Singing

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      I remember April (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance :Frank Sinatra (with lyrics) Cannonball Adderly’s version or a vocal version by June Christy  Analyse the tune (Composer, players, label? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

2.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a Latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chorbyd, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

I remember April is ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.     Listen to the melody or  melody with bass, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

4.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

6.     Listen to the guidetones 1 and 2, sing them  and learn them by heart without looking at the leadsheet

7.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

8.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

9.     Extra: Impro Line exercises 

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Chordscale exercise 20 on short chord vamps (Moodle), sing play, transpose

(Not Domu/C&M)

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the leadsheet  and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 45

Transcription

Review: Stella by Starlight  - George Benson

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

Chet Baker’s solo on I remember april

(Not Domu/C&M)

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 17-19

Choir singing: ‘I can’t believe that you are in love with me’

Auditory analysis

with audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 46

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 18-20

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 8-9

Scat songs

Review: All of me – Sarah Vaughn

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Singing

Page 20-22 (triad skeleton + jumps)

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Triste (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Antonio Carlos Jobim's version, or Joe Henderson's version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer, players, label? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a Latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Triste  is_______________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Chordscale exercise 21 on short chord vamps (Moodle), sing, play and transpose

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the Melody  and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 47

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 23-24

Choir singing: ‘Days of wine and roses’

Auditory analysis

with audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 48

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 21-23

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 10-11

Scatsongs

Review 2: Nica’s Dream – Hank Mobley

First listen to his chorus, sightsing or transcribe.

Listen to the great guidetone line

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Singing

Page 25-26

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Green Dolphin street (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: 

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars (Form: A) in C minor with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Green dolphin street is ___________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to guidetone , sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Review 2: Stella by Starlight  - George Benson

Available on Moodle with leon Mennen

(Not Domu/C&M)

Abide with me  - Hank Jones

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the leadsheet  and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, lots of syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 49

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 27-28

Choir singing: ‘My romance’

Auditory analysis

with audacity

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 50

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 24-26

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 12-13

Singing

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Melody:

*SOTW melody patterns Moodle (SOTW semester 1, write standard melodies in different keys), 

*Aldwell melody and bass semester 1 (Unit 1-20) Moodle or website

*Scat song licks semester 1 Moodle  or website, (not Domu!)

Harmony:

*Harmonic level 3 (Moodle) or website

*Chordfunctions  (Unit 1-20), Aldwell (Moodle) or website

*Inversions with diatonic roots (Moodle) or website

Rhythm

*Hip Hop Basslines (Moodle) or website

Singing

Page 35-37

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

·      Joy spring (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Manhattan transfer, Clifford Brown

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Joy Spring is  ___________________________________________-_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet, use these lyrics

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Guidetones ande rhythm:

            Joy Spring, guidetones and bass pdf, audio, video

               Joy Spring, 2 gt's and bass.ant. pdf, audio, video

               Joy Spring, guidetones pdf, audio, video

               Joy Spring, guidetones 2, pdf, audio, video

9.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

10. The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

11.  Arps and rhythm:

             Joy Spring, P alto 6 pdf, audio, video

                Joy Spring, P alto in 7, only bass pdf, audio, video

                Joy Spring, P alto in 7 pdf, audio, video

                Joy Spring, arps (3 on 2) pdf, audio, video

Scales, 

chords and patterns/

inversions

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 8

Artusi

Rhythm 

tapping

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 14-15

Singing

Page 38-39 (passing tones first in steps, later in jumps)

Choir singing: ‘Beautiful friendship’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

• Solar (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Miles Davis or John Scofield with John Abercrombie

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Solar is ________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to guidetone 1 and 2, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Scat: ‘Samba with some barbecue’ - Herbie Hancock

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody  and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 10

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 16-17

Singing

Pg. 40

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 11

Scatsongs

Review: ‘Samba with some barbecue’ - Herbie Hancock

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 33-35

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

‘Traplopen en springstof part 2 (singing melodic sequences)

Page 1-4

Choir singing: ‘Beautiful love’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

• Bluesette (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Toots thielemans’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Bluesette  is _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Bass and rhythm:

            Bluesette, Latin bass in 3, pdf, rhythm 1 (C), (Bb), (Eb),

            audio, playalong, video, 2 rhythms

            Bluesette, Latin bass in 3, pdf, rhythm 2 (C), (Bb), (Eb)

            audio, playalong, video,  2 rhythms

            Bluesette, bass in 7, pdf, rhythm 1 (C), (Bb), (Eb),

            playalong, video, 2 rhythms

            Bluesette, bass in 7, pdf, rhythm 2 (C), (Bb), (Eb)

            playalong, 2 rhythms

7.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

8.     Listen to guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

9.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

10. The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

11.   Melody and rhythm:

               Bluesette, melody in 7, pdf (C), (Bb), (Eb), playalong, video

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     Minitest week 12

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 18-19

Singing

Pg. 5-6

Scatsongs

Review: Maxine – Michael Brecker

(Not Domu/C&M)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 13

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 36-38

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 7-8

Choir singing: ‘Alone together’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

• Have you met Miss Jones (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Frank Sinatra

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

Have you met miss Jones is_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Bass and rhythm: 

            Have you met miss Jones in 7, pdf   

               (C), (Bb), (Eb), audio, playalong, video

7.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

8.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

9.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

10. The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

11. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Chordscale exercise 24 on short chord vamps (Moodle), sing and play:

(Not Domu/C&M)

Review 2: ‘Samba with some barbecue’ - Herbie Hancock

(Not Domu/C&M)

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 14

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 20-21

Singing

Page 9-10

Scatsongs

Review 2; All of me – Sarah Vaughan

(Not Domu/C&M)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic dictations week 15

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 42-44

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 11-13

Choir singing: ‘Lover man’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

• What is this thing called love (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: Art Pepper’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

What is this thing called love is _____________________________ _______________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to guidetone 1 and 2, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the  the melody and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 16

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 22-23

Singing

Page 14-15 (chordal melodies)

Scatsongs

Review 3: Maxine – Michael Brecker

(Not Domu/C&M)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

More melodic melodic dictations week 17

Artusi

Rhythm 

Rhythm vocalisation page 45-47

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 16-17

Choir singing: ‘Yesterdays’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

• What’s new (Wikipedia)

Activities:

1.     Listen at least two versions of the song, including the original. For instance: George Benson’s version

2.     Analyse the tune (Composer? Name the harmonic degrees, check melodic/harmony sequences, modulations)

3.     Summarize the standard in a couple of sentences;

For instance: ‘Blue Bossa is a latin  tune of 16 bars in C minor (Form: A) with one modulation a semitone up, prepared by a II-V, no pivot chord, ending with a II – V - I in the main key. 

Harmonic overview: [Cm: I - IV - II - V - I] [Db: II – V – I] 

[Cm: II – V – I]’

What’s new  is __________________________________________  _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     Listen to the melody, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

5.     Listen to the bassline, sing it and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

6.     Sing that same bassline, but now on absolute notenames

7.     Listen to the guidetone, sing it  and learn it by heart without looking at the leadsheet

8.     Now try to play the bassline on the piano and sing the melody in the original key

9.     The chords on the leadsheet are those used in the playalong version

10. Extra: sing the tune, alternating melody and bassline, like this:

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

1.     Look at the melody and discover the architecture of the melody. Scalar, build on arpeggios, lots of chordtones, any specific intervals, syncopation, any repetition, sequenses?

2.     Try to write down each separate motif (sort) or phrase (longer), starting on different starting notes (now you are transposing the melody)

3.     Extra: Some licks of the song you just studied.

4.     More melodic dictations week 19

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 24-25

Singing

Page 18-19

Scatsongs

Review 3: ‘Samba with some barbecue’ - Herbie Hancock

(Not Domu/C&M)

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

Artusi

Rhythm 

tapping

Rhythm vocalisation page 48-50

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

Singing

Page 20-21

Choir singing: ‘How deep is the ocean’

Standard of the week

(SOTW)

No standard

Scales, 

chords and patterns

Melodic

dictation and 

transposition

Artusi

Rhythm 

Standard of the week rhythm exercises (scroll down under the reader)

Rose Rhythm drills, pdf and audio

‘Polyrhythms’ page 26-27

Exam topics

(individual exam)

SOTW:

Playing / singing the 'Standard of the week'  (SOTW)

List of standards for semester 2:

·      Joy Spring

·      Solar

·      Bluesette

·      Have you met miss Jones

·      What is this thing called love

·      What’s new

Activities:

·      Sing melody and bassline of all the standards of semester 2 by heart with the Solfege group, switch roles

·      Play bassline and sing melody of 1 standard of semester 2 (free choice), by heart on piano or guitar, no hickups, in a steady tempo, good intonation

Sightsinging

·      Traplopen en Springstof (part 2) 

Exam topics

(written exam)

Melody:

SOTW melody patterns (SOTW semester 2, transposed) or website

Aldwell (Moodle) melody and bass semester 2 (Unit 1-28) or website

Harmony:

• Harmonic level 3 (Moodle) semester 1 or website
  
• Aldwell harmony semester 1 (Unit 1-28)
• Inversions, Sequenses of 4 chords with inversions (Moodle)

or Website

Rhythm

Hip Hop Basslines (Moodle)  or website