Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

What is a chord or
chord extension?
Figure 3.16 Chords being performed on guitar and
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piano
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these chords so that when they see them they know
for
what to play: G∆ and F∆. What you should
immediately
4-note chords. The 7th note of each scale (that is G
have
B C D E , and F G A B C D ) has been added on top,
F# E
A
can actually add any note from the scale on top of
You
triad, and it will give you a chord extension!
a
you listen to the track on the playlist, choose a
As
that best represents what you feel. Secondly,
colour
what image comes to mind when you hear
Lastly,
music?
this
all of this in your portfolio: The composer
Document
Giacchino would have definitely gone through
Michael
COLOUR–SYMBOL–IMAGE
ATL
Communication skills: Using and interpreting a
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of discipline-specific terms and symbols
range
the film
by Pixar, the opening music by
Inside Out
In
Michael Giacchino (b. 1967)
distinct
presents two
chords. These chords are known as a
G major 7th
and
an
Jazz musicians have their own symbols
F major 7th .
is that instead of the 3-note shapes, we now
triad
notice
forming what is called a major 7th chord.
a shape or of your own that you can
symbol
choose
use to represent the two shifting chords.
a similar exercise before he wrote this beautiful theme.
Figure 3.17 Opening chords from the film ‘Inside Out’ by Michael Giacchino
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