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Seventh Chords: Patterning

Goal: To hear and sing dominant seventh chords in root position.

Out of Tempo

Spoken

Beginning

  1. Teacher speaks three pairs of thirds in letters, numbers, solfege, and prompts, “Put these in the order: major third, minor third, minor third – root position.”
  2. Students answer.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher speaks x (more than four) notes that contain one dominant seventh chord in root position and prompts, “Find the dominant seventh chord in root position.”
  2. Students answer.

Advanced

  1. Teacher speaks x notes that contain more than one dominant seventh chord in root position and prompts, “Find the dominant seventh chord in root position.”
  2. Students answer.

In Tempo

Singing or playing at an instrument.

Beginning

  1. Teacher sings three pairs of thirds in letters, on "lu," numbers, solfege, and prompts, “Put these in the order: major third, minor third, minor third – root position.”
  2. Students answer singing or playing on an instrument.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher sings or plays x (more than four) notes that contain one dominant seventh chord in root position and prompts, “Find the dominant seventh chord in root position.”
  2. Students answer singing or playing on an instrument.

Advanced

  1. Teacher sings or plays x notes that contain more than one dominant seventh chord in root position and prompts, “Find the dominant seventh chord in root position.”
  2. Students answer singing or playing on an instrument.