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Chords Assignment

This document provides instructions for analyzing and identifying triads, including major, minor, diminished, and inverted triads, within the context of musical excerpts and full scores. Students are asked to identify the key, chord type, and position for a series of sample triads and to then analyze and notate ten musical excerpts involving multiple triads.

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Chords Assignment

This document provides instructions for analyzing and identifying triads, including major, minor, diminished, and inverted triads, within the context of musical excerpts and full scores. Students are asked to identify the key, chord type, and position for a series of sample triads and to then analyze and notate ten musical excerpts involving multiple triads.

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1. Write the requested triads as shown by the Roman numerals.

2. Be sure to write the correct accidentals to the left of the appropriate notes.

1. Following is a series of major triads.


2. Write the three major keys and the two minor keys (harmonic form) in which each triad
is diatonic. The example is worked correctly for you.

Chord Key Chord Key Chord Key

1. (Ex.) I in F major 2. in 3. in

IV in C major in in

V in B major in in

V in B minor in in

VI in A minor in in
1. Following is a series of minor triads.
2. Write the three major keys and the two minor keys (harmonic form) in which each triad
is diatonic. The example is worked correctly for you.

Chord Key Chord Key Chord Key

1. (Ex.) ii in F major 2. in 3. in

iii in E major in in

vi in B major in in

i in G minor in in

iv in D minor in in

1. Following is a series of diminished triads.


2. Write the one major key and the four minor keys (two harmonic form and two melodic
form) in which each triad is diatonic. The example is worked correctly for you.

Chord Key Chord Key Chord Key

1. (Ex.) vii in E major 2. in 3. in

ii in C minor (harmonic) in in

vii in E minor (harmonic) in in

vi in F minor (melodic) in in

vii in E minor (melodic) in in


1. Following are 10 triads, in various positions and of various types, arranged in four-part
harmony (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass).
2. Complete the blanks as requested. The example is worked correctly for you.

Analysis
Root Position Type Symbol

Chord No. 1: C 2nd Inversion Major in G major: IV64

Chord No. 2: in F major:

Chord No. 3: in A major:

Chord No. 4: in F major:

Chord No. 5: in B minor (harmonic):

Chord No. 6: in A minor (natural):

Chord No. 7: in B minor (harmonic):

Chord No. 8: in B minor (harmonic):

Chord No. 9: in G minor (harmonic):

Chord No. 10: in F major:

The following are excerpts from music literature.


1. Identify the triads in each excerpt. Certain notes have been circled. These are not con-
sidered part of the triads. Brackets have been added to numbers 3, 4, and 5 to identify
the triads more clearly.
2. Write the Roman numeral analysis of each chord and indicate the position: 6 rst
inversion, 64 if in second inversion, and no numbers if in root position.
3. Each chord is numbered for convenience in class discussions.

Alternative Directions: Macro Analysis


Provide the correct letter symbol for each chord and add slur symbols according to the
information on pages 83–84.

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