Lesson 2: EXPAND CHORD VOCABULARY

How do additional chord types expand musical possibilities?
What makes suspended and seventh chords sound different?
How do chord variations affect musical style?

Suspended chord, add chord, seventh chord, voicing, chord variation, progression

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Students identify patterns, apply procedural knowledge, and analyze relationships.

Students develop expanded chord vocabulary and performance fluency.
DOK 1: Students identify suspended, add, and seventh chord shapes.
DOK 2: Students perform expanded chord shapes accurately within progressions.
DOK 3: Students analyze how chord variations affect musical style and expression.
DOK 4: Students independently apply varied chord voicings within accompaniment patterns.

Contemporary guitarists use expanded chord vocabulary across pop, indie, rock, and acoustic music styles.

Students may think all chords serve the same musical purpose or sound identical.

Visual chord diagrams, scaffolded transitions, guided repetition, and modified tempo options

DOK 1: Students identify expanded chord diagrams and fingerings.
DOK 2: Students perform suspended, add, and seventh chords accurately.
DOK 3: Students explain how chord choices affect musical style.
DOK 4: Students independently apply expanded chords within performance exercises.