Semester III

Course Code: TBD

Course Title: Chord Patterns I
Course Objective:
This course will familiarize piano students with diatonic chords and common chord patterns.
It involves both theoretical knowledge and technical skill. After completion of the course,
students will be able to quickly think within all keys and have at their fingertips common
chord patterns in a variety of voicings.

Unit I: Triads – to be performed HS

 Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented Triads in all inversions
 Major key Diatonic Triads (I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viiº) in all keys
 Minor key Diatonic Triads (i, iiº, III, III+, iv, V, VI, VII, viiº) in all keys

Unit II: Diatonic Triad Patterns

I-V-I, i-V-i
I-IV-V-I i-iv-V-i
6
I-IV-ii -V-I i-iv-iiº6-V-i
I-vi-ii6-I64-V-I, i-VI-iiº6-i64-V-i

Unit III: 7th Chords– to be performed HS

 Dominant, Minor, Diminished, Half-Diminished, Major 7th chords in all inversions
 Diatonic 7th chords in Major keys.

Unit IV: Diatonic 7th Chord Patterns

I-V7-I, i-V7-i
7
I-IV-V -I i-iv-V7-i
I-IV-ii65-V-I i-iv-iiø65-V-i
I-V-vi-ii65- I64-V7-I i-V-VI-iiø65- i64-V7-i

Unit V: Ear Training

 Identification of major, minor, diminished, and augmented Triads by quality
 Identification of Major, Minor, and Diminished Triads by inversion
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Date Topic DUE

July 24 Introduction
July 31 Quiz M/m/d/A Triads in all inversions HS (1)
Aug 7 Aural, Diatonic Triads Aural: Triad Quality Identification (1)
Aug 14 No class
Aug 21 Quiz Major key Diatonic Triads in all keys HS (2)
Aug 28 PCC Foundation Day
Sept 4 Quiz Minor key Diatonic Triads in all keys HS (2)
Chord Pattern 1 (2)
Sept 11 Internal Exam INTERNAL EXAM (10)
Sept 18 Chord Pattern 2 (1)
Sept 25 Zunheboto trip – no class
Oct 2 Gandhi Jayanti – no class
Oct 9 Chord Pattern 3&4 (2) (2)
Oct 16 Chord Pattern 1S&2S (1) (2)
Oct 23 Holiday
Oct 30 College Week
Nov 6 Chord Pattern 3S&4S (2) (2)
Nov 13

Internal Exam (10):

 Identify M/m/d/A Triads by quality and inversion
 Play M/m/d/A Triads in all inversions (up and down one octave)
 Diatonic Major Triads – ascending and descending one octave in Root Position
 Diatonic Minor Triads – ascending one octave in Root Position