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Self-Accompanied Melody

1.8 Major and Minor Thirds

Major Thirds

46 Simple Meter, Rests and Phrases

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 1.7

Facts You Need to Know

Thirds are a consonant interval, often described as having a pleasing or pretty sound.Major thirds occur in the following places in a major scale:

1. Between scale degrees 1 and 32. Between scale degrees 4 and 63. Between scale degrees 5 and 7

The places where major thirds occur is significant because they represent the root and third of the tonic,subdominant, and dominant triads. This will be important to keep in mind as you develop your sight-singing skills. Major thirds occur in the following places in the minor scale:

1. Between scale degrees 3 and 52. Between scale degrees 4 and !63. Between scale degrees 5 and !74. Between scale degrees "6 and 15. Between scale degrees "7 and 2Major thirds are imperfect consonances, meaning they have a complex yet pleasing and bright sound.

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Self-Accompanied Melody

1.10 Major Triads in Root Position

65Simple Meter, Rests and Phrases

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 1.9

Moderato

lightly

Facts You Need to Know

Triads are three-note chords. Major triads are generally described as having a bright, happy, andstable sound. They consist of a major third between the root and third, a minor third between the thirdand fifth, and a perfect fifth between the root and fifth.

Major triads occur in three places in the major scale:

EXAMPLE 1.10.1

Do1D

M3

Mi3

P5m3

Sol5

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Self-Accompanied Melody

1.10 Major Triads in Root Position

65Simple Meter, Rests and Phrases

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 1.9

Moderato

lightly

Facts You Need to Know

Triads are three-note chords. Major triads are generally described as having a bright, happy, andstable sound. They consist of a major third between the root and third, a minor third between the thirdand fifth, and a perfect fifth between the root and fifth.

Major triads occur in three places in the major scale:

EXAMPLE 1.10.1

Do1D

M3

Mi3

P5m3

Sol5

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Chorale

Self-Accompanied Melody

1.11 Improvision I: Tonic Function

73Simple Meter, Rests and Phrases

CHORALE 1.10

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 1.10

Allegretto

Facts You Need to Know

Tonic function is the most stable function in tonal music. The desire to return to tonic is built into thetonal musical system. Tonic function is carried by the tonic chord (I in major, i in minor). Sometimes thesubmediant chord (vi and VI) or the mediant chord (iii and III) act like they carry tonic function. Notethat all of these chords contain scale degree 1, which gives this chord class its stability, and scale degreethree, which establishes major or minor modality.

When improvising tonic function, focus on singing scale degrees 1, 3, and 5 as your primary tones.To improvise in tonic, use the following techniques:

1. Repetition: repeat a scale degree in the tonic triad.

EXAMPLE 1.11.1

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Chorale

Self-Accompanied Melody

110 Compound Meters, Ties and Dots; The Minor Mode, Inverted Triads

DUET 2.3.3

Ardently

CHORALE 2.3

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 2.3

Lento

Lento

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Chorale

Self-Accompanied Melody

110 Compound Meters, Ties and Dots; The Minor Mode, Inverted Triads

DUET 2.3.3

Ardently

CHORALE 2.3

SELF-ACCOMPANIED MELODY 2.3

Lento

Lento

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