TEACHING RESOURCES

LEVEL 4

Melodic Cells

1

Melodic cell 1 should be sung with the syllables "Sol-Mi-Do" and it outlines a second-inversion I chord featuring the ascending Major Sixth interval "Sol-Mi."

2

Melodic cell 2 should be sung with the syllables "Do-Mi-Sol" and it outlines a second-inversion I chord featuring the descending Major Sixth interval "Mi-Sol."

3

Melodic cell 3 should be sung with the syllables "Mi-Sol-Do" and it outlines a second-inversion I chord featuring the descending Major Sixth interval "Mi-Sol."

4

Melodic cell 4 should be sung with the syllables "Do-Sol-Mi" and it outlines a second-inversion I chord featuring the ascending Major Sixth interval "Sol-Mi."

5

Melodic cell 5 should be sung with the syllables "Sol-Do-Mi" and it outlines an arpeggiated ascending second-inversion I chord.

6

Melodic cell 6 should be sung with the syllables "La-Do-Mi" and it outlines an arpeggiated ascending root-position vi chord.

7

Melodic cell 7 should be sung with the syllables "La-Do-Mi" and it outlines an arpeggiated ascending root-position vi chord.

8

Melodic cell 8 should be sung with the syllables "La-Do-Mi" and it outlines a second-inversion vi chord featuring the same descending Major Sixth interval but instead with the syllables "La-Do."

9

Melodic cell 9 should be sung with the syllables "Do-Mi-La" and it outlines an arpeggiated ascending first-position vi chord.

10

Melodic cell 10 should be sung with the syllables "Mi-La-Do" and it outlines an arpeggiated ascending second-position vi chord.

11

Melodic cell 11 should be sung with the syllables "Do-La-Mi" and it outlines an arpeggiated descending second-position vi chord.

Harmonic Cells

1

Harmonic cell 1 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords.

2

Harmonic cell 2 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi⁶ chords.

3

Harmonic cell 3 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords.

4

Harmonic cell 4 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords.

5

Harmonic cell 5 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords.

6

Harmonic cell 6 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords. Notice the descending version of melodic cell 7 in the bass voice!

7

Harmonic cell 7 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords. Notice the descending version of melodic cell 7 in the bass voice!

8

Harmonic cell 8 demonstrates a tonic expansion between the I and vi chords. Notice the variation of melodic cell 7 in the bass voice!