Patterns & Shapes
The leap from decoding to reading: seeing intervals, chords, and recurring shapes as single units instead of one note at a time. This is where real fluency comes from.
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Up, Down or Same?
Read the shape: is the second note higher, lower, or the same? Just pick — no playing.
Start →Triads in C
Block triads · C major · grand staff
Start →Triads, Sharp Keys
Block triads · G major
Start →Triad Inversions
Root, 1st & 2nd inversion · C major
Start →Seventh Chords
Four-note sevenths · C major
Start →Progressions
Functional chord progressions · C major
Start →Chords over a Bass
Bass note + triad above · C major (great on the grand staff)
Start →Recurring Motifs
A short shape that keeps coming back, often moved — learn to read it as one unit
Start →Motifs That Skip
Recurring shapes with thirds and broken-chord skips, not just steps
Start →Triads in Three
Block triads in 3/4 · C major — read harmony grouped in threes