Chord Functions as Musical Storytelling: Tonic, Subdominant, and Dominant
Learn tonic, subdominant, and dominant chord functions through a fun
interactive challenge where you identify chords using shapes.
Directions
Highlight the notes inside each shape that are the same.
Reflection: How many notes are shared? How many are different?
Sneak Peak 👀 -Extended Tonics and Dominants
We plan to release separate mini lessons on the below topics, but you can see a sneak peak of extended tonics and dominants in our quick song breakdowns.
Are thre than three chords on the page? Sometimes songwriters will extend the idea of one of those functions like an extended function or extending dominant. In these song breakdowns, Arabella released a Quick Song Breakdown that talks about extending the tonic, and Quinn released one about extended dominants. This is a great example of this affect in action!