Year 9

How can we add interest to chord sequences?

Year 9

How can we add interest to chord sequences?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to add harmonic rhythm to our chord progressions and how to invert chords. We will then input our chord sequences into a DAW.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is a chord?
1 pitch being played
Correct answer: 2 or more pitches being played at the same time
How high or low a note is
Q2.
Which degrees of the scale do you use to create a major triad?
Correct answer: 1st, 3rd, 5th degrees of the scale
2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees of the scale
3rd, 4th, 5th degrees of the scale
Q3.
Which degrees of the scale do you use to create a minor triad?
1st, 3rd, 5th degrees of the scale
Correct answer: 1st, flattened 3rd, 5th degrees of the scale
2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees of the scale
Q4.
Which degree of the scale is considered 'home'?
Correct answer: I
II
V
Q5.
How many chords were in our composed chord progressions?
3
Correct answer: 4
5

8 Questions

Q1.
What is a chord?
Everyone singing / playing the same pitch at the same time
One pitch being played only
Correct answer: Two or more pitches being played at the same time
Q2.
Which of these best describes a major triad?
Root note (I), II, V
Correct answer: Root note (I), III, V
Root note (I), IV, V
Q3.
Which of these best describes a minor triad?
Correct answer: Root note (I), flattened 3rd, V
Root note (I), III, V
Root note (I), sharpened 3rd, V
Q4.
Which of these does NOT describe 'harmonic rhythm'?
Correct answer: How we articulate (play) the chords
The duration of chords within a chord progression
The rate at which the chords change
Q5.
What is a chord 'inversion'?
Adding a root in the bass
Always playing C first
Correct answer: When you rearrange the three pitches of the chord
Q6.
Which of these is a C major root position triad?
Correct answer: CEG
EGC
GCE
Q7.
Which of these is a C major 1st inversion triad?
CEG
Correct answer: EGC
GCE
Q8.
Which of these is a C major 2nd inversion triad?
CEG
EGC
Correct answer: GCE