Lesson 11.1 Major and Minor Triads

Select all of the examples that are chords.

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Technically, "triad" means a set of three, so in the case of music, it's a set of three notes played as a chord.

Which of these examples are triads? Select all that apply.

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The most important note in a triad is the _ _ _ _.

Select all of the TRUE statements regarding a major triad.

• The middle note is 4 half steps above the root.

• The top note is 7 half steps above the root.

• The top note is a perfect fourth above the root.

• The top note is a perfect fifth above the root.

Review question! In earlier modules, you learned a name for two notes that sound the same but look different on the staff, just like the C sharp and the D flat he is talking about. What was that term?

• pentatonic

• chromatic

• diatonic

• enharmonic

Explain how you will figure out major and minor triads. Which of the three ways he provided makes the most sense to you?