Building Major and Minor Chords - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #39

The video tutorial explains the evolution of chord preferences from the Renaissance, focusing on triads and tertial harmony. It details the construction of major and minor chords using intervals, highlighting the differences and similarities between them. The tutorial also covers the concept of chord inversions, demonstrating how major and minor chords are related.

What is the term used for harmony based on chords of thirds?

• Secundal harmony

• Quartal harmony

• Tertial harmony

• Quintal harmony

Which of the following describes a major chord?

• A minor third followed by a major third

• A major third followed by a minor third

• Two minor thirds

• Two major thirds

In constructing a G major chord, what is the note a major third above the root?

• D natural

• C sharp

• B natural

• A flat

What is the interval between the root and the third in a minor chord?

• Augmented fourth

• Perfect fifth

• Minor third

• Major third

How are major and minor chords related in terms of their intervals?

• They are identical

• They are both based on perfect fourths

• They are inversions of each other

• They have no relation