DIATONIC CHORDS IN MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS Chapter

DIATONIC CHORDS IN MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS Chapter 4

Tonal Music Major Triad Minor Triad Diminished Triad Augmented Triad Tonal Music is a system of music where hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a center pitch called a tonic. Major Seven Minor Seven Major Minor Seven Half Diminished Seven Fully Diminished Seven Hierarchy A system where objects are placed at levels above or below other objects.

Musical Hierarchy The importance of TONIC Listen: Her Majesty by the Beatles

Chords in Tonal Music Diatonic Chords made up only from the notes of the scale i. e. All Diatonic Chords in the key of C major would ONLY have white keys Altered Chords / Chromatic Chords that may use notes not from the scale.

Before we compose with these chords, we are going to learn how to recognize them.

Return to scales for a moment…. Minor Scale Harmonic Natural Melodic Major Scale Yo the major scale

A unified minor scale

How composers use the various forms… D natural minor – D E F G A Bb C D harmonic -- D E F G A Bb C# D melodic -- D E F G A B C# D

When to use raised/lowered 6 and 7 Raised More natural to raise 6 and 7 going up (ascending) A single raised 7 indicates a return to the tonic (usually) Lowered More natural to lower 6 and 7 going down (descending) Let’s look at an example…. .

Mozart Phantasie No. 2 and No. 3 First look at No. 2 What is the key signature? � What major key would this be? � What minor key would this be? Are there any accidentals? How we know its minor…. � Accidentals � Starting and ending harmonies