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Music Theory
6th Grading Period (6 weeks)
Power Objective:
Academic Vocabulary:
 Read, write, improvise, compose and describe varied
types of musical repertoire using vocabulary that
demonstrates an understanding of the language of
music appropriate to the genre and culture. (P.O. #2)
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chord
triad
major
minor
augmented
diminished
triad quality
root
third
fifth
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scale degree
inversion
root position
first inversion
second inversion
third inversion
figured bass
arpeggiated
seventh cord
half diminished
fully diminished
dominant
seventh
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chord members
bass
seventh
dominant seventh
major seventh
minor seventh
Harmonic Structure
Enduring Understandings:
Essential Questions:
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Harmony in musical contexts creates variety and nuance that
makes the experience of listening to, composing, and
performing music unique.
Understanding the different ways in which chords in tonal
music are labeled and structured reveals their harmonic
relationships and how these relationships unify the
composition as a whole.
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Why do certain musical pitches sounding simultaneously
sound pleasing to the ear while others do not?
Why do chords have specific relationships and functions
in music that determine how they should be used in
musical compositions?
How does octave manipulation of different parts of a
chord affect the spelling, function of the chord, and
aural perception of its harmony?