| Triad I.D. Tips | MUS 111L Schedule & Syllabus William Wieland | |
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Major Triads — Happy — “Kumbaya” minor triads — sad — “Greensleeves” Augmented Triads — dissonant — one note different from Major — Augmented Dominant diminished triads — dissonant — one note different from minor — Silent Film "Help!" Root Position Triad Drill | ||
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Where's the biggest leap? • Root Position — No biggest leap • First Inversion — Top • Second Inversion — Bottom |
Major Triad Arpeggios: • Root Position — “Kumbaya” • First Inversion — “Be Our Guest” • Second Inversion — “Were you there?” or “Taps” |
minor triad arpeggios: • root position — “Greensleeves” • first inversion — Chopin E minor Prelude • second inversion — Beethoven “Moonlight” Sonata |
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Root Position or Inverted Triad Drill Triads (root position and inverted) |
Augmented Triad Arpeggios: Root Position = First Inversion = Second Inversion |
diminished triad arpeggios: • root position — minor 3rd + minor 3rd • first inversion — minor 3rd + Tritone • second inversion — Tritone + minor 3rd |
The Quiz — My routine for each triad:
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