Lesson 6: CHORD PROGRESSIONS
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Students will create and perform an original chord progression using expanded chord vocabulary and rhythmic variation.
How do musicians create engaging accompaniment patterns?
How do chord choices affect musical mood and style?
What makes a performance expressive and effective?
Chord progression, accompaniment, groove, voicing, rhythm, performance
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Students organize ideas, communicate clearly, and evaluate effectiveness.
Students create and perform original chord progression arrangements.
DOK 1: Students identify chord choices and accompaniment patterns for original progressions.
DOK 2: Students perform original chord progressions using accurate rhythm and technique.
DOK 3: Students analyze how chord and rhythmic choices affect musical style and expression.
DOK 4: Students independently refine and perform original accompaniment arrangements.
Guitarists use original chord progressions to support songwriting, accompaniment, and musical creativity.
Students may think original music must be highly complex to sound effective.
Choice of chord complexity, scaffolded composition supports, modified tempo options, and teacher conferencing
DOK 1: Students identify chords and rhythmic ideas for original progressions.
DOK 2: Students perform original accompaniment patterns accurately.
DOK 3: Students explain how musical choices affect style and mood.
DOK 4: Students independently refine and perform original chord progression arrangements.