Seventh Chords

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament category.

Objectives

• Students will be able to construct any type of seventh chord with a given note as root, third, fifth, or seventh.
• Students will be able to invert any type of seventh chord with a given note as root, third, fifth, or seventh.
• Focus on: MM, Mm, mm, dm, dd, mM chords.

Class Activities

• Discussion and definition of seventh chord types and classical naming conventions
• Construction and performance of a given seventh chord

Assignments

• Writing seventh chords
• Identifying seventh chords