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Standards

B. Music Theory
1. Students will visually and aurally identify the foundational elements of musical structure
a. chords, scales, intervals, and tonal memory using a keyboard

Tasks

After a few lessons on the four types of triads students will construct a venn diagram comparing and contrasting two types of triads. The first comparison will be of a major triad and a minor triad. This will be done in class on the chalkboard with everyone participating. Then the students will follow the same procedure on their own paper comparing and contrasting a major triad and an augmented triad. Finally they will construct a venn diagram for a minor triad and a diminished triad.


The following will be done in class and can be used as a model for the other two venn diagrams:

Major Triads: Minor Triads:

Different Same Different


Major 3rd 3 notes minor 3rd
4 h.s. from R-3rd R,3,&5th 3 h.s. from R-3rd
3 h.s. from 3-5th every other note 4 h.s. from 3-5th
happy contains P5 sad
bright final dark

Venn Diagram Rubric

 

Category	# of correct items
Different
Same
Different

Sub Total
Neatness/Presentation (5 points)
Total Score

* # of Correct Items= one point for every correct item listed in category

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