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EKS Lesson Nine  Developing minor triads

Lesson Objectives

Figure 1. A minor triad in the bass clef with the left hand   (Enlarge)

Figure 1. A minor triad in the bass clef with the left hand

Exercise 1

Exercise 1
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Figure 2. A minor triad in the bass and A minor scale in the treble clef.   (Enlarge)

Figure 2. A minor triad in the bass and A minor scale in the treble clef.

Exercise 2

Exercise 2
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Figure 3. D minor triad in the bass and D minor scale in the treble clef   (Enlarge)

Figure 3. D minor triad in the bass and D minor scale in the treble clef

Note that in this exercise the flat symbol (b) is only used on the first note of the pair of notes.

In standard music notation the flat symbol continues to all notes of the same pitch in the bar unless cancelled by another sign.

Exercise 3

Exercise 3
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Exercise 4. G minor scale and triad

Exercise 4
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Exercise 5. C minor scale and triad

Exercise 5
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Exercise 6. E minor scale and triad

Exercise 6
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Exercise 7. B minor scale and triad

Exercise 7
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Exercise 8. F minor scale and triad

Exercise 8
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Alternate fingering of scale of F minor (right hand)

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Figure 4. Changing from A minor to D minor in root positions   (Enlarge)

Figure 4. Changing from A minor to D minor in root positions

Figure 5. Changing from A minor to D minor creating an inversion of D minor   (Enlarge)

Figure 5. Changing from A minor to D minor creating an inversion of D minor

Exercise 9

Exercise 9
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Figure 6. Changing from D minor to G minor in our chord progression   (Enlarge)

Figure 6. Changing from D minor to G minor in our chord progression

Exercise 10

Exercise 10
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Exercise 11

Exercise 11
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