Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Exercise 10—Class Exercise

Indicate with a check the triad that you hear: major, minor, or diminished. You will hear the triad played twice,
once harmonically and once melodically.

Major Minor Diminished

Theory Trainer

Exercise 11cIdentify triads when written on the staff: major, minor, diminished triads.

Augmented Triad

The augmentedtriad consists of two ascending consecutive major thirds from the root. This creates an aug-
mented fifth between the root and the fifth, hence the name “augmented” which means “made bigger.”

When labeling the quality of an augmented triad, frequently the “plus” sign + is used. It is preferable to either
label an augmented triad using the “+” or to write “Aug” to avoid any confusion with the letter A.

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TRIADS

Major third (M3)

G B B

D

Major third (M3)

M3

M3 A5