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Year 9 Terms 1&2 Activity Menu
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Year 9 - Four Chord Songs
Activity Menu
What is a four
chord song?
What is
a four chord
song?
1a. Play
and sing a
four chord song
accurately
L.I.: Play and sing a four
chord song
accurately
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- Remember how to find the chords A minor, F major, C major & G major
- Play and switch between the four chords fluently
- Play and switch between the chords in time with the recording
Resources
Resources
Chord Charts
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SVe9unIKkKlg_0yAifWI1O_WqSIpfWhQ/view?usp=sharing
Chord Builder
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Chords/
‘Girls Like You' Playalong
https://youtu.be/aVFvBZeOEhc
‘Physical' Playalong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPH7Y587Ow
Independent Learning
Independent Learning
1. Note construction (within the staff)
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note-construction/deoeoyryyyyybynkyby
2. Chord construction (A). Watch the video (B) if you're note sure
A: https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/chord-construction/beoyrydyyyyynkyby
B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMwMx-EKiA
1b. Play
melodic parts
from a four
chord song
accurately
L.I.: Play
melodic parts
from a four
chord song
accurately
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- Remember how to work out a major scale on the keyboard
- Find and play the G Major scale on the keyboard
- Work out the notes for the ‘intro’ riff
- Work out the notes for the melody
- Play your chosen melodic part accurately and fluently
- Play your chosen melodic part in the right hand together with the chords in the left hand
Resources
Resources
Major Scale Construction
https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/21
'Let Her Go' Intro Riff Playalong
'Let Her Go' Melody Playalong
https://youtu.be/3anpvU1nlvc
Independent Learning
Independent Learning
1. Major scale construction
A: https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/21
B: https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/scale-construction/oygobyybyryyyynyyy
2. Watch the video below on scale degrees & chord progressions (A), then write out the four-chord song chord progression using notation software (B)
A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziLuMOgB_F8
B: https://www.noteflight.com/
Play and
sing your chosen
song alongside the original
recording!
Challenge
1
Resources
Resources
'Girls Like You' Original Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doAq2FutWYA
'Physical' Original Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUau1RT8qbc
'All of Me' Original Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_DOquGBD4
'Hello' Original Recording
...
Create as
many different
chord progressions
as you can using
the same four
chords!
Challenge
2
L.I.: Create
an arrangement of a four chord song with the bass
notes given
2a. Create
an arrangement
of a four chord
song with the
bass notes
given
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- Identify which instrument plays each part
- Work out and play one of the parts: bass, chords or melody
- Record your part using a D.A.W. (Bandlab)
- Create a rhythm part
Resources
Resources
How to Create a Backing Rhythm/Ostinato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu82eYpi6YQ
Songs (Individual Parts)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QjXI-VrXcNYB52NI8VtNtlggTTMbiW3u?usp=sharing
How to Collaborate on Bandlab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4spUEC3ad4
Chord Builder
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Chords/
Independent Learning
L.I.: Create
an arrangement of a four chord song with the first
chord given
2b. Create
an arrangement
of a four chord
song with the
first chord
given
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- Identify which instrument plays each part
- Work out and play one of the parts: bass, chords or melody
- Record your part using a D.A.W. (Bandlab)
- Create a rhythm part
Resources
Resources
Songs (Individual Parts)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QjXI-VrXcNYB52NI8VtNtlggTTMbiW3u?usp=sharing
How to Collaborate on Bandlab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4spUEC3ad4
Chord Builder
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Chords/
Independent Learning
L.I.: Create
an arrangement of
a four chord song using only the
vocal track
2c. Create
an arrangement
of a four chord
song using only
the vocal
track
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
- Identify which instrument plays each part
- Work out and play one of the parts: bass, chords or melody
- Record your part using a D.A.W. (Bandlab)
- Create a rhythm part
Resources
Resources
Songs (Individual Parts)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QjXI-VrXcNYB52NI8VtNtlggTTMbiW3u?usp=sharing
How to Collaborate on Bandlab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4spUEC3ad4
Chord Builder
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Chords/
Independent Learning
Create a
new part for
your arrangement
(eg. rhythm, melody, bridge,
harmony)
Challenge
3
Resources
Resources
How to Create a Melody from a Chord Progression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bzYc_g1XYA
How to Create Harmonies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjQeT16H9LQ
How to Create a Countermelody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioDiMjxAvhI