Sheet music..

[alexpea]

*Reading like a horse*

[Bob]

Ouch. Extended chords right off the bat?  What kind of class is this for?  I thought they were basic triads and intervals.  Eb13b9, etc.   That looks more like a jazz theory or more advanced theory class.  Or maybe they want slash chords on some of those.

If this is a first day of class type of deal, chances are other people will come in the next day without much done.  Maybe it's just a diagnostic test sheet.

How new are you to music notation? Or is the chord symbols that give you trouble?

This isn't really something you can explain in a day. 


If it helps...
You can start on the bottom note.  These chords are stacked up by thirds, or most of them are I think.  First note is 1, there's probably nothing on 2, then 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.  Following the major or minor scale up.  A plain letter with a 7 is a dominant seventh chord.  The other signs for flat or sharp alter the extended pitches.  So G7 is a dominant seventh chord built on G and then it was a lowered 9th tone, for the second chord to write out. 

I don't understand the language, but I think I get the gist of the worksheet.


I'm just not sure where you're at.  If you know basic triads and major and minor scales, you could probably squeak by for tomorrow.  If you're starting from complete scratch, not knowing line and spaces and things like that... That's just not going to happen by tomorrow.

[Bob]

How goes the the task? 

What kind of class was this for?  I'm just curious.  I'm picturing some college course or a high school class with everyone and a teacher who doesn't have experience.

[quantum]

must 1055... looks like some sort of first year course. 

This is a bit insane for an assignment if you haven't had prior instruction.  If it were a prerequisite knowledge test for a university course I could see more the point of it. 

Part B looks like you need to name the chord plus list the scale degrees of each note.  What do the s beside s3 and s7 stand for?

[Bob]

Hmm... Weird.  The original poster changed the title and first post. 

My post probably isn't going to help much.  There's a lot more details you need to know before really understanding that kind of stuff.