1. p. 110-122

2.  What is a triad?  A Triad is made up of three notes.  It is built from the lowest note up, using intervals of a third.

3.  The tonic major triad is made up of the first, third, and fifth notes of the major scale.

4.  A major triad built on the tonic is labelled with the uppercase Roman Numeral “I”  Each major triad contains intervals of a major 3 rd and perfect 5 th.

5.  Solid triad- notes are stacked and played together as a chord.  Broken triad, the notes are written melodically and played one after the other as an arpeggio.

6. Write out the F Major Tonic Triad.

7.  You have 15 minutes to complete p. 111

8.  The tonic minor triad is made up of the 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th notes of the MINOR SCALE.  A minor triad built on the tonic is labelled with the lower case “i”. Lower case shows it is a minor triad.  Each triad has intervals of a minor 3 rd and a perfect 5 th.

9. Write out a C Minor Tonic Triad Write out a F sharp Minor Triad

10.  Complete p. 113 for homework

11.  If tonic triads are built on the first note of a scale….what note do you think dominant triads are built on?  The dominant triad consists of the dominant, leading note, and super tonic notes of the scale. (Or! 5 th, 7 th, and 2 nd notes of the scale)

12.  In major scales: Use the fifth, seventh, and second notes of the scale.  In minor scales: use the fifth, RAISED seventh (as in a harmonic minor scale) and the seventh note.  The dominant triad should be the same in the major and minor scales.

14.  C Major Dominant Triad Write out a C minor Dominant Triad

15.  Complete p. 115

16.  The subdominant triad is built on the Fouth (IV) note of the scale.  It consists of the subdominant, submediant, and tonic (4,6,1 degrees of the scale)

17. Subdominant chord is made up of the 4, 6, and 1 scale degrees. I IV What is the: I chord IV chord

18.  The harmonic minor scale is used when building the subdominant triad. It is made up of the 4,6,1 scale degrees of the minor scale. Write out the iv chord of B minor Remember, the subdominant chord in a minor scale has intervals of a minor 3 rd and perfect 5 th.

19.  Complete p. 117