Sylvie Morgenegg (Switzerland) "What if vocal improvisation in classical music were a game"
Solfège: ternary meter, compound meter, singing, phrasing, melody shape, singing improvisation, student-led patterns, partner work
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"What if vocal improvisation in classical music were a game?"
A VDM Masterclass with Sylvie Morgenegg (Switzerland)
This is a Dalcroze solfege course in which participants will experience a range of fun and varied activities designed to develop their own abilities to improvise vocal melodies.
I'm going to suggest that you follow the same path as I've taken my own students through the step-by-step instructions with me. There will also be descriptions of what else we could do if we were taking the class in person.
We will immerse ourselves in the color of 4 voice chords by actively listening to a short composition, and close our musical moment by improvising on it.
All musical material from the lesson will be passed on to participants at the end of the lesson.
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Sylvie Morgenegg has practiced the Jaques-Dalcroze method since she was a child in Geneva. She holds the superior diploma from the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute in Geneva. She has taught children and teenagers for 25 years. In 1994 she began teaching rhythmics, solfège and improvisation to the professional students at the institute. In addition to teaching to Bachelor's, Master's and Certificate students, she was head of the music and movement department from 2001 to 2022. She regularly participates in congresses and courses in different parts of the world.
Masterclass #34 was originally given on March 2/3, 2024.
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