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*Students will be able to write a given triad in any inversion.
*Students will be able to write a given triad in any inversion.
*Students will understand figured bass or slash-chord notation for all inversions.
*Students will understand figured bass or slash-chord notation for all inversions.
*Students will learn about open versus closed chord voicing


==Resources==
==Resources==


====Readings====
*OpenMusicTheory: [http://openmusictheory.com/triads.html Triads & Seventh Chords]
*Teoria.Com Tutorial:
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/40 Introduction to chords]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/43 Diatonic Triads]
**Triads in [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/60 First Inversion], [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/61 Second Inversion]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/51 Chord Voicing]
*MusicTheory.Net Tutorial:
*#[https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/01-chord-scale.php Chord Construction]
*#Triad types: [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/02-major.php Major], [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/03-minor.php Minor], [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/05-aug.php Augmented], [https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/04-dim.php Diminished]
*#[https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/06-symbols.php Chord Symbols]
*#[https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/chords/07-inversions.php Inversions]
*MyMusicTheory: [https://www.mymusictheory.com/for-students/grade-6/172-a8-figured-bass Lesson 8 - Introduction to Figured Bass]
*''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:''
**[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/triads.pdf Triads]
**[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/triads-in-inversion.pdf Inverted Triads]
**[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/figured-bass.pdf Figured Bass]
*''How Music Works:''
**[https://www.howmusicworks.org/703/Playing-with-Chords/Slash-Chord-Notation Slash Chord Notation]
**[https://www.howmusicworks.org/701/Playing-with-Chords/Alternate-Chord-Symbols Alternate Chord Symbols]
*Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom''
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/TriadsIntroduction.html Chapter 6.1: Introduction to Triads]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/LeadSheetSymbols.html Chapter 6.2: Lead-Sheet Symbols]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/InvertedTriads.html Chapter 6.3: Inverted Triads]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/AnalyzingChords.html Chapter 6.4: Analyzing Chords]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/FiguredBassHistoricalContext.html Chapter 16.1: Figured Bass Historical Context]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/FiguredBassInversionSymbols.html Chapter 16.2: Figured Bass Inversion Symbols (Triads only)]


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==


*Deriving triads in major and minor keys or modes.
*Deriving triads in major and minor keys or modes
*Writing a given type of triad using a given note as root, third, or fifth
*Writing a given type of triad using a given note as root, third, or fifth
*Writing a triad in different inversions
*Writing a triad in different inversions
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*Writing triads in different inversions
*Writing triads in different inversions
*Identifying triads for root and inversion
*Identifying triads for root and inversion
==== Drills ====
* Teoria.com:
** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/c3c.php Triad Construction]
** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/c3sc.php Triad Construction from Symbol]
** [https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/c3i.php Triad Identification]
* Musictheory.net:
** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/chord-construction Chord Construction]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/chord Chord Identification]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keyboard-chord Keyboard Chord Identification]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/fretboard-chord Fretboard Chord Identification]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament category.

Objectives

  • Students will be able to write a major, minor, augmented and diminished triads using a given note as root, third, or fifth.
  • Students will be able to identify the inversion of a given triad.
  • Students will be able to write a given triad in any inversion.
  • Students will understand figured bass or slash-chord notation for all inversions.
  • Students will learn about open versus closed chord voicing

Resources

Readings

Class Activities

  • Deriving triads in major and minor keys or modes
  • Writing a given type of triad using a given note as root, third, or fifth
  • Writing a triad in different inversions
  • Identifying a triad in different inversions using both figured bass and slash-chord notation

Assignments

  • Writing triads in different inversions
  • Identifying triads for root and inversion

Drills

Notes