Lesson 3
Chord detectives
In this lesson, students will explore the concept of musical harmony and chord construction. They will learn how music can be represented as numerical data that a computer can process. Finally, students will learn to compose chords before assembling command blocks to build C, F, and G major chords in Scratch.
school
Grade
7
local_library
Subject
Music
schedule
Length of lesson
50 minutes
Learning objective
Students will translate the notes of a major chord into numerical data.
Standards
CSTA Standards
- 1B-AP-13: Use an iterative process to plan the development of a program by including others' perspectives and considering user preferences
- 2-DA-07: Represent data using multiple encoding schemes
National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Standards, 2014
- MU:Cr1.1.7a: Generate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases and variations over harmonic accompaniments within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that convey expressive intent.
- MU:Cr1.1.C.IIa: Describe and demonstrate how sounds and musical ideas can be used to represent sonic events, memories, visual images, concepts, texts, or storylines.
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