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    Basics of Triad Chords: A Little Help...Please!
    Basics of Triad Chords: A Little Help...Please!
    Basics of Triad Chords: A Little Help...Please!
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    Basics of Triad Chords: A Little Help...Please!

    By Lynette Haddock

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    Having taught music (Elementary, Junior High, and College) for over thirty years, Professor Haddock writes from the experience of explaining the basic building blocks of music to students. With over twenty-five years at the college level, Lynette Haddock has taught classes in Fundamentals of Music, as well as Theory and Musicianship (Sightsinging and Eartraining). Understanding how students learn has enabled her to concentrate on the smallest teachable concepts, hone her craft of presenting those concepts to her students, and watch their successful mastery.

    Enjoy this short eBook, which focuses on the basics of simple triads.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLynette Haddock
    Release dateAug 18, 2015
    ISBN9781310402913
    Basics of Triad Chords: A Little Help...Please!
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    Lynette Haddock

    Having taught music (Elementary, Junior High, and College) for over thirty years, Professor Haddock writes from the experience of explaining the basic building blocks of music to students. With thirty years at the college level, L C Haddock has taught classes in Fundamentals of Music, as well as Theory and Musicianship (Sightsinging and Eartraining). Understanding how students learn has enabled her to concentrate on the smallest teachable concepts, hone her craft of presenting those concepts to her students, and watch the students successfully master the concepts. In her words, “Textbooks sometimes lose track of the essential thread upon which most music concepts are based—key signatures. The reason we teach fundamentals of music is because there really are basic fundamentals in music. These fundamentals are the underpinnings of the superb music of the ages. They are used over and over and can be learned. My goal is to write mini-books that focus on mastery of these fundamentals, spiraling conceptual learning by systematically building new learning upon previous learning. Key signatures need to be learned before attempting scales. Once students learn key signatures, they can build and analyze chords, build and analyze intervals, and write major and minor scales. Building concept upon concept with intentional reinforcement of previous concepts results in solid academic understanding and retention.” Lynette Haddock (pen name Grammy Lyn) is also the children's author of "The Three Spunkiens Find a Monkey" and "The Three Spunkiens on Safari," under the pen name of "Grammy Lyn." Growing up in Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa, and traveling the African continent, Grammy Lyn's children's books are full of animal adventure.

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      Basics of Triad Chords - Lynette Haddock

      Contents

      Copyright © 2015 Lynette Cobb Haddock

      About the Book

      Introduction

      Method of Writing and Performing Chords

      The Triad

      Examples of Tertian Triads

      Components of a Tertian Triad

      Triad Quality

      Construction of Major Triads

      Format of Accidentals in a Triad

      Construction of minor Triads

      Construction of Augmented Triads

      Construction of diminished Triads

      Summary of Triads

      Important Concepts to Remember

      Analysis of Triads

      Legitimate Triads Whose Root Is Not from a Legitimate, Usable Key

      Conclusion

      Review Slides (Slides may not play in some digital readers.)

      About the Author—Lynette Haddock, MME

      Other eBooks by Lynette Haddock

      Children’s Books (Pen name—Grammy Lyn)

      Copyright © 2015 Lynette Cobb Haddock

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      About the Book

      The purpose of this short book is as a supplement in learning the basics of chords, specifically triads. If a student of music wants to understand the why and how of chords, this will supplement other information on the subject. Concepts are presented sequentially in small, teachable segments. Students have been the recipients of this methodology and have over the years expressed gratitude for Professor Haddock’s notes. Anyone interested in becoming more adept at understanding triads will find this book helpful.

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