1.4 Showcase: Our Barre Chord Performance
perform a short barre-chord progression cleanly for an audience, and describe a style choice in a classmate’s performance.
Showcase: The Culminating Project
Warm-Up ~5 min
Do Now. Run the buzz test on every chord in your progression one final time before you perform.
Instruction ~10 min
Today you perform your barre-chord progression for an audience — the rest of the class, or a recording you share. A strong performance has two things: technique (clean chords, steady timing between them) and a style choice you can name (a tempo, a strum pattern, an order of chords) that makes the progression sound like yours, not just a technical exercise.
Showcase project: the Barre Chord Performance Video
Perform your full chord progression (live or recorded), then write a short peer response comparing your style choices to one classmate’s.
Submission workflow
- Run the buzz test on every chord one final time.
- Perform the full progression at your rehearsed tempo.
- Watch or listen to one classmate’s performance.
- Write 2-3 sentences comparing a style choice (tempo, strum pattern, chord order) between your performance and theirs.
How it is scored
| Criterion | What proficient looks like |
|---|---|
| Clean technique | Every chord in the progression passes the buzz test with no dead or buzzing strings. |
| Steady timing | Transitions between chords are even, without long unplanned pauses. |
| Style comparison | The peer response names a specific style choice and compares it fairly between two performances. |
Closure ~5 min
Exit ticket. What is one barre chord skill you want to keep improving after this unit?
What is one barre chord skill you want to keep improving after this unit?