buggzart cards

Pick 1, 2 or 3 cards — create a melody with these notes Pick a card: For non readers: teacher can point to the key and student can name a song that has this note in it Pick a Card, name a song that has…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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What strategies and games have people developed to help students process chords beyond the major triads? My class is at a point where we can find I IV V, so I have multiple strategies for processing and really getting students to nail the major chords,…

• Last updated 11 years ago
• 11th chords, buggzart cards, chord games, chord strategies, chord structure, chords, circle of fifths, Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, transposition, triads

I’ve noticed at certain points in the curriculum students struggle, slow down, or “hit walls”.  A lot might have to do with difficulty fluctuating throughout.  I haven’t started Level 4 yet, but this probably continues in later levels. With average beginners, I think it really…

• Last updated 11 years ago
• black note struggles, buggzart cards, flats, Gordon Harvey, identifying chords, Laurie Richards, minor chords