Chapter Graphic
 : A–chord–ingly
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Approach: One to one Level: 4 & 8 
Focus:   Recognising chord changes 
Resources: Audio recording on laptop computer
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Questions/instructions:
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.]

% responses
y4
y8
Chord changes indicated:
all 10 indicated correctly
8
26
most (6–9) indicated correctly
26
37
some (1–5) indicated correctly
28
18
any other response
38
19
Commentary:
About 30 percent more year 8 than year 4 students indicated more than half of the chord changes correctly. Almost 40 percent of year 4 students and 20 percent of year 8 students had no success with this task.
 
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