Let's Make A Chord!
From Plank Road Publishing
by Karl HitzemannThis simple and educational little tune has one main purpose: to teach your students the concept of making a chord. The song starts with explaining that single notes make a melody. But when you sing notes together, you have harmony. And three or more notes played or sung together make a chord. The best part about this song is that once the three notes are established (in this case C, E, and G), the singers get to sing them together and make, you guessed it, a chord! Of course, once this basic concept is understood, you can expand on it by letting your students know about the many different chords that are possible, and that you can translate all these different chords from one key to another. You could even show them the chords that are used in the piano/vocal score for this song. (from Music K-8, Vol. 31, No. 3)
(Run time: 2:06)
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