Sound Shapes - Chords
Sound Shapes - Chords
A Complete Toolkit for Chord Fluency
The Sound Shapes Chords Set includes fixed triads, seventh chords, octave chords, and every inversion in both stem directions, giving students an immediate visual understanding of how chords are built and how they appear in different positions. By comparing shapes side by side, students develop faster harmonic recognition, stronger inversion fluency, and a clear sense of how chord structures repeat throughout real repertoire, making this set a powerful tool for analysis, reading, and applied theory.
Fits any staff board with 1-inch spaced lines.
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This 17-piece set includes:
Triads
Root Position
1st Inversion
2nd Inversion
V7 Chords (5th omitted)
Basic Position (Up Stem)
Basic Position (Down Stem)
1st Inversion (Up Stem)
1st Inversion (Down Stem)
2nd Inversion
Octave Chords
Root Position
1st Inversion
2nd Inversion
7th Chords (Four notes)
Root Position
1st Inversion
2nd Inversion
3rd Inversion
Other
2 Ledger Lines
Canvas Storage Bag
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The Core Magnetic Set for Interactive Music Learning
Notation Foundations is the essential magnetic note set for teaching students how to read the staff, offering a clear, hands-on way to build patterns, track direction, and understand how notation works. Use it to introduce reading skills, run rhythm drills, create composition exercises, and replace traditional worksheets with interactive practice that keeps students engaged and learning faster. Designed for piano lessons, group classes, and music classrooms, this set makes early theory intuitive, visual, and easy to teach.
Fits any staff board with 1-inch spaced lines.
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The Essential Board for Every Music Teacher
The Sound Shapes Staff Board features a clean double-staff layout designed specifically for magnetic notation work and hands-on theory instruction.
Sized at 18 × 24 inches with 1-inch staff spacing, it works seamlessly with all Sound Shapes pieces and fits most music stands and piano racks. The reverse side provides a blank dry-erase surface for additional lesson flexibility.
Each board is individually prepared using high-contrast adhesive staff striping. This construction creates a durable, wipeable surface built to withstand repeated writing, erasing, and daily studio use. The board can be cleaned with a towel and glass cleaner as needed without compromising the staff lines.
Please note this product ships separately.
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Interval Distance Made Instantly Clear
The Intervals Set provides harmonic intervals from seconds through octaves, giving students a tactile way to compare spacing and reinforce intervallic reading. Two ledger lines are included so intervals can be shown exactly as they appear in real music.
Fits any staff board with 1-inch spaced lines.
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get the complete studio system
The Complete Studio System is the full Sound Shapes experience, designed for teachers who want a comprehensive, hands-on notation system ready from day one. This is not a starter kit. It’s the complete toolkit for teaching rhythm literacy, pitch fluency, intervals, chords, accidentals, and clefs in a way that is hands-on and immediately engaging for students of any age. Instead of piecing together sets over time, you get the entire system in one cohesive collection — built to support everything from foundational reading to advanced concept reinforcement.
Please note that the staff board ships separately and arrives 1-2 business days later.
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