Curated OER
Chords and Triads
In this music instructional activity, students answer 15 questions related to chords and triads. For example, "A triad is a ...that is made up of three notes."
Music Teaching Resources
Identifying Major and Minor Triads 1
Here's a major and minor triads learning exercise that asks young musicians to name the root, third, and fifth notes and the chord the notes produce.
Curated OER
Chords and Triads
In this chords and triads music worksheet, students respond to 7 fill in the blank and short answer questions pertaining to the playing of chords and triads.
Curated OER
Triads - 7th Chords - Major/Minor Keys - Rhythm
Budding musicians transpose chords, identify major and minor keys, and complete measures to match the shown signatures. This resource can be used as a quiz, test, or as practice for those learning how to read and write music.
Curated OER
Chords
In this chords music worksheet, students match 7 terms to their descriptions and respond to 7 fill in the true and false questions.
Curated OER
Focus on Harmony
Harmony is the focus of this band lesson. Upper graders play the Star Spangled Banner, while focusing on harmony, chords, and musical voice. This lesson includes several suggested cross-curricular activities.
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Ear Training - 7th chords
In this ear training worksheet, students listen to each measure containing the bottom note of the triad they hear played and write the correct notes that are missing and construct the requested chords on the this sheet music worksheet.
Curated OER
Nosferatu Expression and Diminished Chords
Students explore how to construct and play diminished triads and half and whole diminished chords on the keyboard. They create appropriate sounds to accompany sections of the movie "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors." Students discuss the...
VH1
Lesson 4: Behind the Movie Chicago
The elements of music and journalistic integrity in one lesson; What could be better? The class discusses journalistic approaches to better understand responsible reporting versus sensationalism. They watch the Act One from the film...
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Composing Your Own Song
In this music activity, learners read about composing their own song and how to get started. They identify the main features that make a good song and the various layers that make up the overall texture. Students also use the three...
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Composing Your Own Song
In this composing task worksheet, students read 2 pages of information regarding basic composition, backing rhythms, composing the melodies by ear and from the chord, and composing the chorus. Steps and tips for composing are listed in...
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Alban Berg
In this music worksheet, students read 33 questions about Alban Berg: Violin Concerto. Students also answer 3 extended questions.
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LAM 103 Alban Berg: Violin Concerto: Coda (1935)
In this music instructional activity, students examine their general knowledge and musical knowledge of Berg's Violin Concerto: Coda as they respond to 37 short answer questions.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Chord Ear Trainer
This online quiz gives students a chance to recognize triads and seventh chords, by listening to audio clips. Teachers can customize this quiz and print out progress reports.
Music Theory
Music theory.com: Introduction to Chords
A description of augmented and diminished triads/ chords. Provides illustrated examples with highlighted vocabulary words,a printable chart, and audio clips to supplement the lesson.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Naming Triads
Learn about the various types of triads. This lesson focuses on the chords in root position. Included in this site are a few self checking tests.
Other
Better Guitar: Chord Basics
An excellent tutorial for learning chords for the guitar. Tells what chords are, chord names, what chord blocks and barre chords are, and how to move chord shapes up the guitar neck to create new chords. Gives examples and pictures that...
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Introduction to Chords
A thorough description of chords, roots, and triads. Provides illustrated examples as well as audio clips to supplement this lesson.(You may need to download Flash Player to view this site.)
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Triads
Learn about triads in this well explained lesson. This site explains the root, first inversion and second inversion of the chords. Test your knowledge with several self checking problems.
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Toby Rush
Music Theory: Triads in Inversion [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding inverted triads. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Triads Within Tonality [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding triads within tonality. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Triads [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding triads. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Beyond Triads: Naming Other Chords
To explain how to name common chords based on the relationship to the tonic of the note in the chord
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Naming Triads
To explain how different chords are named based on their position