To
help you learn this lesson, try answering the questions for the 2 diagrams
below.
Play chords
in diagram
The name of
this chord is:
The name of
this chord is:
The name of
this chord is:
The name of
this chord is:
The name of
this chord is:
The following excerpt from Beethoven's
Moonlight Sonata includes 2 items
you have not yet seen:
Triplet rhythm — 3 eighth notes
appear where there normally would only be 2 eighth notes. This may be
indicated in the music by "3" with brackets (like the first group
of notes shown).
However, if the pattern is repetitive like in the example below, there
may be no indication because the triplet rhythm is apparent from the
context of the music.
Arpeggios — The notes in the
chords are played one at a time instead of simultaneously.
Play excerpt
The notes in
the arpeggio in the treble clef could form which chord:
