Chords

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.

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.

Students perform improvisation. In this blues music lesson, students play chord tones within the blues twelve bar progression.  Students utilize new pitches given four or eight measures. 

Are your learners ready to compose their own music? If so, this learning exercise will help them do it. The sheet is broken into several staffs where they write the tune, riff, and chords. They can put them together to create a unique...

Here's a major and minor triads activity that asks young musicians to name the root, third, and fifth notes and the chord the notes produce.

Music is beneficial for all learners. Help your learners with special needs learn about different styles of music, as well as the ways that music is represented on paper, with 30 different worksheets. 

In this chords music worksheet, students match 7 terms to their descriptions and respond to 7 fill in the true and false questions.

Now that you're becoming more familiar with the piano, learn beginning chords and play "Mary Had a Little Lamb!" Consider writing down the chord pattern (or printing it off line) before attempting to follow along with the video.

Practice makes perfect, especially when playing a musical instrument. This lesson examines simple chordal harmony, melody, and playing with accompaniment. Learners listen to a series of songs that exemplify the concept then play a...

You've already started playing melodies on your left and right hands, now it's time to play major and minor chords! This video provides clear demonstrations and allows you the opportunity to practice along.