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Keyboard HarmonyP R I M A R Y C H O R D S I N M A J O R K E Y S
W E E K 1 A C T I V I T I E S
T H E C U R I O U S P I A N O T E A C H E R S9 T H - 1 3 T H N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0
Tuesday – Transposition Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the circle of 5ths. Break this down into steps. 1. Transpose the left hand notes: scale degrees 1 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 1
Tuesday – Transposition Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the circle of 5ths. Break this down into steps. 1. Transpose the left hand notes: scale degrees 1 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 1
Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the Circle of 5ths.
1. Transpose the left hand notes - scale degrees 1 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 1
Tuesday – Transposition Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the circle of 5ths. 2. Play the first half of the progression.
a. Find the tonic chord (I) in your right hand. b. Slowly change I to IV and back to I. c. Notice that scale degree 1 stays the same while the other two notes move in
- Find the tonic chord (I) in your right hand. - Slowly change I to IV and back to I. - Notice that scale degree 1 stays the same while the other two notes move in parallel - up by step and back down again.
Tuesday – Transposition Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the circle of 5ths. 3. Play the second half of the progression.
a. Start from the tonic chord (I) in the second bar. b. Slowly change I to V7 to I. c. Notice that scale degree 5 stays the same while the other two notes move in
- Start from the tonic chord (I) in the second bar. - Slowly change I to V7 to I - Notice that scale degree 5 stays the same while the other two notes move in contrary motion - out by step and back in again.
Tuesday – Transposition Transpose Monday’s chord exercise to two other keys on the circle of 5ths. 4. Play the entire progression in the new key slowly.
• Anchor your fingers and your mind to the common notes between chords, and feel the stepwise motion of the moving parts.
4. Play the entire progression in the new key slowly. Anchor your fingers and your mind to the common notes between chords, and feel the stepwise motion of the moving parts.
This week, there are two creativity prompts.
1. Consonance | Dissonance | Consonance
- Play slowly alternating notes of a perfect 5th in your left hand. Something like this:
- Over the 5th, play single long notes (a semibreve or longer). Choose notes only from the major scale.
- Treat this as a meditation. Focus only on listening and discovering: Which notes are consonant? Which are dissonant? How dissonant are they? Try different ranges, and notice if the dissonant or consonant quality changes. If so, how?
- When you have a collection of pitches you like, make a piece in which you start with complete consonance - moving through varying degrees of dissonance - and back to consonance again.
Wednesday – Creative Discovery This week, there are two creativity prompts. 1. Consonance à Dissonance à Consonance • Play slowly alternating notes of a perfect 5th in your left hand. Something
like this:
• Over the 5th, play single long notes (a semibreve or longer). Choose notes only from the major scale.
• Treat this as a meditation. Focus only on listening and discovering: Which notes are consonant? Which are dissonant? How dissonant are they? Try different ranges, and notice if the dissonant or consonant quality changes. If so, how?
• When you have a collection of pitches you like, make a piece in which you start with complete consonance – moving through varying degrees of dissonance – and back to consonance again.
2. Accompaniments • Add the chords to ‘Happy Birthday’ (using just primary chords).
• When you feel confident and secure playing ‘Happy Birthday’ with block chords, try different let hand accompaniment figures. Ideas you can try: – Different forms of broken chords – Different rhythmic patterns using block chords – Separating bass notes from the rest of the chord – Try playing in a different meter – Play something lush and romantic – Play something simple and sparse