Orange Roots Lesson 7

Oh my! So much at this last lesson. We...

• Learned the real names of R, B, Y are I(1), IV(4), and V(5)-- we are transitioning from naming our chords by color and naming them by number which is the method used by the REST of the musical world and discovering why they have these particular number names

• Had our first time doing melodic dictation in the key of G (including how to draw a sharp and an eighth note)

• Found and Audiated G from C

• Learned about the F chord inversions. We used 3 blue Legos on the keyboards to see the concept. Below is a video demonstrating the F chord inversions:

**Also notice that we have our 1st showtime of Orange Roots next week. The song is Cockles and Mussels.

DO is Home

While finding a pitch (out of thin air) through audiation isn't a new thing for our Let's Play Music student, we are now switching it up. We started to find 'fa' and make F home instead of C and now we will make G home, instead of C and F. We are always doing this relative to Middle C to continually reinforce the sound of Middle C and to teach relative pitch.

Scale Degrees

Actually numbering the steps of the scale as 'scale degrees' is the first step in transitioning out of calling our primary chords by colors. The Red, Blue, and Yellow chords are respectively the I, IV and V chord (we call 'em 1, 4, and 5) and they get their chord names because their root is that numbered scale degree within the scale.

Did you know that your little musician has super powers? They really do!!!

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