Year 9 - Music
Extended chords in Brazilian songs
Understanding samba
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to Samba as a type of Brazilian dance and music, including batucada. They learn the context of the style and about the instruments, ensembles and features of the music, including polyrhythm and develop a Samba-style composition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what extended chords are and you have recorded chords in the style of a Brazilian popular song.
Key Notes
- An extended chord is a chord that includes more than three notes.
- A 7th chord includes a note that is the 7th note in the scale above the root note.
- A 6th chord includes a note that is the 6th note in the scale above the root note.
- Brazilian popular songs use extended chords to add colour and interest to the harmony.
Vocabulary To Learn
- triad chord: a triad chord is a chord that includes three notes (the root note, 3rd and 5th)
- extended chord: an extended chord is a chord that includes more than three different notes
- 7th chord: a 7th chord includes a note that is the 7th note in the scale above the root note
- 6th chord: a 6th chord includes a note that is the 6th note in the scale above the root note
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is only one note that can be added to create a seventh chord, and likewise for a sixth chord.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
An extended chord is a chord that includes more than three notes. A 7th chord includes a note that is the 7th note in the scale above the root note.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'triad chord'
a triad chord is a chord that includes three notes (the root note, 3rd and 5th).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There is only one note that can be added to create a seventh chord, and likewise for a sixth chord. Correction: There are various different types of sixth and seventh chords, which have different rules about how to form them. Here we are just learning the general principle of forming extended chords.
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