Students learn about imperfect cadences in this unit. To simplify things, this can begin with a focus on II-V and IV-V). To successfully complete the unit students should learn to spot imperfect cadences in their pieces and be able to tell the difference between perfect and imperfect cadences in their aural work.
Activities
- Ensure students can confidently identify the relevant chords on the page before embarking on this unit.
- Encourage students to sing the imperfect cadences. Sing the root of the chord, both descending and ascending. This will help them with aural identification of the cadence.
- Ask the student to analyse some of the chords in appropriate pieces. Perhaps choose repertoire for this that have clear imperfect cadence points, particularly to start with.
- Play straightforward perfect and imperfect cadences to the student and ask them to aurally identify which is which.
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