Here is a C Major Scale:
The 8 notes of this scale are the white keys of the piano, starting on C and ending on C one octave higher.
The scale follows a specific pattern of intervals which is Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step, Whole Step, Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step. Every major scale follows this pattern, no matter what note the scale starts on. More on that later.
A TRIAD is made up of three notes like this:
Triads look like snowmen!
Each triad is made up of a Root, a Third, and a Fifth
The triad is always named after the ROOT.
This Triad has a C as the Root, so this is a C Triad.
Triads are what make up Chords that we use to write our music.
Triads can be written on any degree of the scale.
The triad is always named after the ROOT note.
Practice: Now practice your Triads and Scales on the worksheet distributed by Ms. Moynihan.
