Curated OER
Scaling the Blues
Learners identify musical characteristics of blues music and define the term 'scale.' They identify chromatic, major, pentatonic, and blues scales and label each key on a keyboard using letter names, sharps and flats.
Curated OER
Major/Minor Chord Building and Aural Recognition in a Computer Lab
Pupils examine the difference between major and minor chords after hearing them played through Practica Musica. They listen to a song in both major and minor keys using headphones attached to a computer. They describe the differences in...
Curated OER
Identifying Major, Minor, Dominant 7, and Augmented 6 Chords
Eleventh graders engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of deciphering major, minor, dominant 7, and augmented through participating in listening exercises. Then students use the knowledge of cords to create their own...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Conics: Ellipses: Introduction
Introduces the basic terms, variables, and equations for ellipses, and discusses their physical properties.
