Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Practice Improvisational Techniques

Objective: To reinforce basic skills of improvisation presented in 2-left.
Activity: Complete a variety of written activities designed to reinforce concepts from the video on improvisation. Some of these activities will deal with chord structure basics, writing a melody from a chord structure, and writing a variation of a given simple melody. The activities may be geared for a whole class, small group, and/or individual participation.
Assessment: The teacher collects and evaluates written materials for understanding of concepts and information presented thus far.
Standards: 4