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Grade 10: Starting Your Summative
How to Start Your Summative:
Step One: Choose the key you would like to make your song from the following options:- G+
- F+
- D+
Step Three: While creating your chord progression, please following these rules:
Rule #1: Make the verse and the chorus sound different.
For example: if you verse chord progression is “I ii V V”, do not choose a progression that starts with “I ii” at the beginning of it for your chorus
Rule #2: Use complimentary chord progressions in a section.
For example: You can choose to play “I ii V V” twice for your verse, or once, followed by “I ii V I”.
Rule #3: Major or Minor within a section, not both.
Do not switch to minor part way through a verse or chorus section (or vice versa). You can only change in a new section (i.e. the verse can be minor and the chorus can be major)
Rule #4: End your song on a “I” or “vi” Chord
Even if it has not been used in the chord progression you are using, replace the final chord with the “I” if the chord progression is major and “vi” if the chord progression is minor.
For example: if you verse chord progression is “I ii V V”, do not choose a progression that starts with “I ii” at the beginning of it for your chorus
Rule #2: Use complimentary chord progressions in a section.
For example: You can choose to play “I ii V V” twice for your verse, or once, followed by “I ii V I”.
Rule #3: Major or Minor within a section, not both.
Do not switch to minor part way through a verse or chorus section (or vice versa). You can only change in a new section (i.e. the verse can be minor and the chorus can be major)
Rule #4: End your song on a “I” or “vi” Chord
Even if it has not been used in the chord progression you are using, replace the final chord with the “I” if the chord progression is major and “vi” if the chord progression is minor.
Step Four: If you find a chord progression you like, write it down on the About My CYOA and export the progression as a midi file. Use the following example as HOW to fill it out.
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Example
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Bar
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Scale
Degree
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I
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IV
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V
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IV
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I
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ii
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V
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V
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Chord
Names
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G
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C
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D
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C
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G
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Am
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D
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D
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Notes
in the Chord are….
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G B D
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C E G
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D F# A
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C E G
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G B D
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A C E
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D F# A
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D F# A
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