Music Theory

Music Theory

Review

Chords

Chord is a group of 3 or more notes sounded together.

Its bottom note names the chord.

To name it, we need to remember the letters and what they stand for.

Remember that SOL is G because of the G clef.

Degrees

We call degree every step of the "scale of chords"

We use Roman numbers.

Chord Progression

When we have a sequence of chords, we call it a Progression.

It usually repeats itself on the songs, to create a harmonic pattern.

Identifying degrees

We identify degrees by counting the steps of the scale

Checking understanding

questions

Multiple Choice

What is a chord?

• A sequence of 3 or more notes played one after the other

• A group of 3 or more notes sounded together

• A group of notes played by different instruments

• A melody

Multiple Choice

What chord is this?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

A chord progression is...

• a chord that changes its form

• a sequence of chords that is repeated to create a pattern

• a sequence of single notes to create melody

Multiple Choice

A chord with Mi in the bottom is called:

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Degrees are

• the number of chords in a song

• every step of the scale of chords

• the chords in order

Multiple Choice

What degrees do we have on this progression?

• I - VI - V - II

• I - III - II - V

• I - V - IV - II

• I - IV - II - V