Minor triads - second form notes

Minor Triads

1 Objectives: At the end of the lesson you should be able to: 1. Tell how a minor triad in music is formed. 2. Use the minor triad formula to play at least two minor triads. 3. Differential the sound of the minor to that of the major triad. 4. Record your self-playing at least two minor triads and upload it to the Google classroom.

2 Minor chord: is formed when the middle note in a major chord is lowered by one semitone or by going three semitones from the root note then four semitones from the middle note. The minor triad formula R–3–4 You will notice students, that a minor triad is the opposite of a major triad.

3 We can form a minor Triad (chord) using any of the two methods below: Method 1: Form the major, and then lower the middle note by one semitone Method 2: Go three semitones from the root note, then four semitones from the middle note.

4 Students, remember that the white keys can also be called sharps or flats depending on the direction to which we go (Going right would give us sharp while going left would give us flat). Remember also that a Capital M can be used to represent a major triad while a common m is used for minor.

5 The keyboard