Why Is This Called The Icky Chord?

A funny piano lesson plan for kids who are just learning to read music.

Post author By Andrew Ingkavet
Post date March 30, 2016
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A funny piano lesson plan for kids

This story/idea came about when I noticed the fingering of the first inversion of the V7 chord. In the key of G, this would be the D7 with the F sharp in the bass.

It looks like this on the staff:

And the fingering looks like this:

I mentioned that it’s like you are picking up an icky tissue. My students never laugh so hard!

So, it’s now become known as the icky chord. Which is a lot easier to say than the V7 in the first inversion.

By the way, this can be used for any V7 chord in this inversion in any key.

You can use this piano lesson plan with any child between the ages of 3 and 16! Really! They all can relate, especially now that it’s allergy season!

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By Andrew Ingkavet

Andrew Ingkavet is an educator, author and entrepreneur.
His belief that learning a musical instrument builds skills vital to success in life has led to a thriving music school in Brooklyn, NY. Andrew helps children, parents and educators with the Musicolor Method, an innovative music curriculum suitable for all children even those who are preliterate or have special needs. His previous bookThe Game of Practice: with 53 Tips to Make Practice Fun is rated 5 stars at Amazon. Andrew is also known as one of the first VJ's at MTV Asia and co-founder of the first digital marketing agency in Asia. He holds a Bachelors of Music from NYU where he was a Scholar in Education.

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