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==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==


*Discussion and definition of seventh chord types and classical naming conventions
*Discussion and definition of seventh chord types including classical and lead sheet naming conventions
*Construction and performance of a given seventh chord
*Construction and performance of a given seventh chord



Revision as of 20:42, 28 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament category.

Objectives

  • Students will be able to construct any type of seventh chord with a given note as root, third, fifth, or seventh.
  • Students will be able to invert any type of seventh chord with a given note as root, third, fifth, or seventh.
  • Focus on: MM, Mm, mm, dm, dd, mM chords.
  • Student will be able to derive seventh chords from a major and minor scale.
  • Student will be able to notate 7th chords in various notations (figured bass or lead sheet notations).

Resources

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of seventh chord types including classical and lead sheet naming conventions
  • Construction and performance of a given seventh chord

Assignments

  • Writing seventh chords
  • Identifying seventh chords

Assessments

Notes