Music- Year 11- Theory 50mins

Learning Objectives

Students Prior Knowledge

Preparation
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Work Exercises
Evaluation

On completing this lesson

students will be able to write
major 7, minor 7, dominant 7
and half diminished chords in
root position.
Students will be able to
aurally recognise major 7,
minor 7, dominant 7 and half
diminished chords in root
position.
Students will be able to label
the diatonic chords in a given
key. (2 sharps and flats)
Students already have a prior
knowledge on writing major
and minor scales.
Students can write and
aurally recognise triads.
Students can write the
diatonic triads in a scale.
Create question worksheet
Introduction
Look at all 4 different 7
chords.
Discuss how they come from
the scale but also show how
to write them in terms
semitones
Revise diatonic triads
Demonstrate how triads can
be built up to a 7th and
explain pattern. (major,
minor, minor, major,
dominant, minor, half dim,
major)
Do worksheet.
Look at aural recognition of
7th chords and get students
to fill in worksheet.
Short aural test.
Worksheet on 7th chords
Question sheet