Triad I.D. Tips MUS 111   William Wieland
Major Triads — Happy — “Kumbaya”
minor triads — sad — “Greensleeves”

Augmented Triads — dissonant — one note different from Major — Augmented Dominant
diminished triads — dissonant — one note different from minor — Silent Film "Help!"

Root Position Triad Drill

Where's the biggest leap?
  Root Position — No biggest leap
  First Inversion — Top
  Second Inversion — Bottom
Major Triad Arpeggios:
  Root Position — “Kumbaya”
  First Inversion — “Be Our Guest”
  Second Inversion — “Were you there?” or “Taps”
minor triad arpeggios:
  root position — “Greensleeves”
  first inversion — Chopin E minor Prelude
  second inversion — Beethoven “Moonlight” Sonata
Root Position or Inverted Triad Drill

Triads (root position and inverted)
Augmented Triad Arpeggios:
Root Position = First Inversion = Second Inversion
diminished triad arpeggios:
  root position — minor 3rd + minor 3rd
  first inversion — minor 3rd + Tritone
  second inversion — Tritone + minor 3rd