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HarmonyI: Major and Minor Triads

Major and Minor TriadsTriads are one of the most fundamental building blocks of Western music. Virtually any piece composedbetween 1600 to the present day (excepting 12 tone serial music) will display a strong preponderance andreliance on triads. Having a solid understanding and fluency of triads is the equivalent of understandinghow grammar and vocabulary function in language. The better your knowledge and fluency, the better youbecome at reading, writing, speaking and understanding the language.Triad Three- A triad is simply when three different notes are stacked in thirds: C-E-G for example is a C Major triad.Interval Structure- The interval structure tells us what kind of triad it is. The only difference between a major and minor triadis the interval produced from the tonic to the third (i.e. the first two notes of the triad in root position). Major third major triad C-E-G or 1-3-5 (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C) Minor third minor triad C-Eb-G or 1-b3-5 (C-D-Eb-F-G-Ab-B-C)1

Doubling- You can double (or triple, or quadruple, etc.) any of those three notes and that wouldn't change the chord'slabel (C-E-G-C is still C Major)Doubling- YouWhichcan double(orRung’striple,Choralor quadruple,etc.) anyof those three notes and that wouldn't change the chord's labeltriads inhave doublednotes?(C-E-G-C is still C Major)C Major with doubled tonic (C)C Major with doubled tonicand fifth (C and G)C Major with tripled tonicand doubled fifth (C and G)2Inversions and Figured Bass- By changing the order of those notes, you get inversions of the triada) C-E-G root positionb) E-G-C first inversionc) G-E-C second inversionFigured bass: numbers that represent the intervals above the bass note.a) 5/3 root positionb) 6/3 (or just ‘6’) first inversionc) 6/4 second inversion2

Spacing- Triads can be stacked (i.e. notes can be distributed) in a variety of ways, but two are commonly seen in music:closed and open.Other types of triadsIn addition to major and minor triads, there are also diminished and augmented ones.The quality of the third above the root note determines if the triad is major or minor. But with augmented anddiminished triads, the quality of the fifth above the root is the main factor.Diminished triad 1 b3 b5 (C - Eb - Gb): or minor triad with diminished 5thAugmented triad 1 3 #5 (C - E - G#): or major triad with augmented 5th3& bbwwwm3#wwwd5Diminished Triad A5M3Augmented Triad & &3

Task 1Practice these major and minor triads.Say the inversion as you play eachone.4

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