We learned about how to build chords. A chord is a combination of 2 or more notes being played at the same time. We have learned how to build triads (1-3-5) based on chord symbols, and played chords on Boomwhackers and bass bars along with the song "Love Somebody" (which also taught us about the pitch "fa"). Soon, we'll be learning about I-V chord progressions.
We have also been doing some cross-curricular learning about ballads. 4th grade has been learning about ballads with their classroom teachers, so this seemed like a natural point of integration because ballads can be poems or songs! We read The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell. We then listened to Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," identified chord changes, and then built and played chordal accompaniment along with the song.
That's just a bit of what we've been up to! We've also been continuing our learning about opera, so stay tuned for information about our study of both opera seria and opera buffa!
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