chord charts

Is there an easy way to teach diminished 7th chords? Is it a 4-note chord? I’m thinking in terms of the way we teach chords with half and whole steps related to the triangle. Good question. The accompaniment program chord diagrams are intended to teach…

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I’m working my way through the Chord Drill supplemental program. I’m learning the +6 chords. I’m wondering which fingers to use for the C6 chord. I see conflicting info in the random internet searches I do. Is there an official Simply Music way to do…

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I was helping a student with a chord in her accompaniment project today that was F#dim7. The way we figured it out it looks like an FM7. Is there a reason it would be written specifically as a dim chord? The previous chord was F…

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First, how do you teach all the complex chords beyond the last Danny Boy piece in Accompaniment Book 1? Do you choose other lead sheets? Work on exercises with the other chords? Second, after Accompaniment Book 1, when is a student ready for Accompaniment Level…

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Why do we teach the 12-bar blues with CFCC as the first 4 instead of the standard CCCC that is everywhere else? Personally I like the F added in as it makes it more interesting. But does SM have a reason? I’m guessing congruency, so…

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I thought Julie’s Simpedia post was spot on (“Keeping Accompaniments Alive”). It got me thinking that it might be useful to compile a list of popular accompaniment pieces from outside the program. Here’s a selection from me for starters: Imagine House of the Rising Sun…

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I am looking for resources for the Accompaniment Program….Everything I found had a full on piano score and the chords – too much to work with. I really want just the melody with the chords. Any suggestions? I’m not sure how you might resolve the…

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