Theory Trainer
Exercise 14aIdentify root, quality, and triad inversions.Exercise 3
Draw inverted triads using the letter name, triad quality, and inversion given below each staff.
Theory Trainer
Exercise 14bDraw triads with inversions.Harmonizing Music Using Inversions
The following piece, “Tico, Tico,” has been harmonized using a variety of triads, some inverted. Circle the
inverted triads. Above the melodic line, triad letter names are provided. Compare the triads in the first two lines
with those in the last two lines: in what ways are they similar to or different from each other? Discuss this as a
class. (Note: some melody notes do not belong to the triads. They are called “non-harmonic” tones. The two
notes circled in the first complete measure are non-harmonic tones.)
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