Techniques: Understanding Chord Progressions
Developing a deeper understanding of how chords work together National Standards: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 Prepare Have the class read Techniques: Understanding Chord Progressions (page 22 of the student...
View ArticleUnderstanding Chord Progressions: Part 2
We continue to develop a deeper understanding of how chords work together… National Standards: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 Prepare Have the class read Techniques: Understanding Chord Progressions (page 22 of the...
View ArticleTechniques: Navigating a Score
Here’s an explanation of the signs posted throughout most music notation. Only by recognizing and following them will you be able to find your way. National Standards: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 Prepare Have the...
View ArticleTechniques: Building a Song
How to assemble the parts of a song for home recording National Standards: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 Prepare Ask students if anyone has written a song before. What was the process like? Without looking at the...
View ArticleTechniques: Seventh Chords
…and the sound of a root, third, fifth and seventh note getting together National Standards: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11 Prepare As Forrest Gump would say, “music is like a box of crayons….” Wait, that’s not it…...
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