: Oro Hiato – A–chord–ingly
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Approach: One to one

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Focus: Recognising chord changes
Resources:   Computer program on laptop computer
Kupu: oro hiato = chord rangi = tune

Questions/instructions:

He mahi rorohiko tënei.

Päwhiria te pütohu Oro Hiato.

I tënei mahi ka whakarongo koe ki tëtahi rangi i te rorohiko. Engari i te tuatahi, whakarongo ki ngä oro hiato e toru ka rongo koe i roto i te rangi.

Päwhiria te pütohu Oro Hiato.
[Audio of 3 chords only – F, B , C.]

Inäianei, whakarongo ki te rangi. Inä rongo koe i te huri o te oro hiato, meatia tö ringa kia pënei, ki runga ki raro (mä te pou aromatawai e whakaatu).

Päwhiria te pütohu Rangi.
[Audio of 24 bars of music with 10 chord changes.]

This activity uses the computer.

Click the A-chord-ingly button.

In this activity you are going to listen to a tune being played through the computer. First, listen to the three chords that you will hear in the tune.

Click the Chords button.
[Audio of 3 chords only – F, B , C.]

The computer will now play the tune. Each time you hear the chord change, put your hand up, then down – like this (teacher demonstrates).

Click the Tune button.
[Audio of 24 bars of music with ten chord changes.]

Achordingly
 
% responses
Chord changes indicated:  
all 10 indicated correctly
30
most (6–9) indicated correctly
36
some (1–5) indicated correctly
23
any other response
11
Commentary:
About one third of the students identified all 10 chord changes correctly, with another third identifying more than half correctly.
 
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