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1. What do we want to teach by including this skill?a. The ability to concretely apply the knowledge of keys, scales and chords to the student's playing

through harmonizing a melodyb. The ability to use chord patterns (i.e. broken and blocked chords, Alberti Bass,

inversions etc.) in a creative way.c. The ability to transpose a melodyd. Repertoire including folk songs and songs from the American heritage

2. How do we have the student demonstrate this skill?a. The student will play a simple melody with an accompaniment they have created before the event

i . Before the event students will be given up to three melodies, each being 4-16 measures long,ii. Students will be instructed:

1. How to harmonize each melody with pre-determined chords2. The chord inversions best used for ease of playing3. How to use chord patterns to make the accompaniment more interesting

iii. Students will be asked to play one of the three melodies with the accompaniment they havepreviously devised.

b. The format of the melodies is:i. Lead sheet formii. Letter chord symbols above, as in popular sheet musiciii. Roman numerals below, to teach function of chord

example: Hot Cross Buns

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LEVEL 2

Melodies: (include interval of sixth and seventh: rhythm as in Level 1 plus equivalent rests)1. Camptown Races measures 1-82. Jingle Bells3. Hot Cross Buns

Keys: C and G MajorChords: I (C, G); V (G, D); V7 (G7, D7)Chord patterns:

1. Harmonic open fifth for tonic and dominant2. Harmonic second for dominant3. Root position tonic and dominant chords

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LEVEL 3Melodies: range up to an octave; rhythms include previous levels plus dottedquarter and eighth notes

1. Frere Jacques/Brother John2. B-I-N-G-O3. Happy Birthday

Keys: C, F, G MajorChords: I (C, F, G); IV (F, Bb, C); V/V7 (G/G7, C/C7, D/D7)Chord patterns:

1. Root tonic triads: first inversion, second inversion tonic and dominanttriads

2. Alberti bass3. Broken chord patterns

LEVEL 4Melodies: range up to an octave; rhythms include all previous plus sixteenth, dotted eighth notes; eighthnote triplet, and equivalent rests as well as 3/8 and 6/8 meters

1. This Old Man2. Volga Boat Song3. Let My People Go

Keys: C, F, G major and a minorChords: I/i (C, F, G, Am); IV/iv (F, Bb,D, Dm); V/V7 (G/G7, C/C7, D/D7, E/E7)Chord patterns:

1. All previous patterns2. Other broken chord patterns3. Blocked chord rhythms

********************************************************************Other songs by level:

Level 2: Alouette, O Susanna (1-8), This Old Man, Yankee Doodle (1-8)

Levels 3/4: Amazing Grace, Away in a Manger, Clementine, Down in theValley, Kum Ba Yah, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Joy to the World, The First Noel, My Bonnie, OnTop of Old Smokey, Jolly Good Fellow, Michael Row the Boat Ashore,

Great Resources: PIANO CHORDS FUN BOOK (makingmusicfun.net); CHORD PIANO IS FUN(www.chordpianoisfun.com), CREATIVE CHORDS by Bradley Sowash; THAT'S JAZZ books 1-3by Bradley Sowash

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Jingle Bells

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