Sixth Grade - Quarter 4, Week 1

Wednesday:

Standards Being Addressed:

Pr.2.6.a Explain how understanding the structure and the elements of music are used in music
selected for performance.
-evaluate their own work within given criteria.

Objective: Chords
Students will perform chords along with songs using garage band while reading chord charts.

Materials:
Chord Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsFTVLl-IVc
I’m a Believer: https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-imabeliever-by-
themonkees/#
What Makes You Beautiful: https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-
whatmakesyoubeautiful-by-onedirection/
How Far I’ll Go: https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/how-far-ill-go-from-moana/
Wake Me Up When September Ends: https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-
wakemeupwhenseptemberends-by-greenday-easy/

Activity #1: Chord video explanation

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsFTVLl-IVc
● Show the video with a basic explanation of what chords are

Activity #2: Explanation of Chords using GarageBand

● Show how to build chords on the piano (major and minor)
● What happens when you build chords on different notes in the scale
● Show chord tab on piano or guitar within garage band and explain how the cords are
being built in that tab, and what the different symbols mean

Activity #3: Playing chords along with music using chord charts from LittleKidsRock.org
● Explain chord charts and how to read them
● We will play along with the music using the chords we just learned about on
GarageBand
● I’m a Believer - D Major
○ https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-imabeliever-by-themonkees/#
● What Makes You Beautiful - A Major
○ https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-whatmakesyoubeautiful-by-
onedirection/
● How Far I’ll Go - E Major
○ We don’t have an A minor chord on GarageBand in this key - try playing A major,
does it fit?
 ○ https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/how-far-ill-go-from-moana/
● Wake Me Up When September Ends - G Major
○ We don’t have a C minor chord on GarageBand in this key - try playing C major,
does it fit? Is there a string in that cord we could use during that chord that does
fit?
○ https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/songs/inthestyleof-
wakemeupwhenseptemberends-by-greenday-easy/

Assessment: Were students successful in performing the chords to the songs on their iPads?
Do they have a basic understanding of how chords work? Were they able to hear when the
chord didn’t fit?