A triad is a three-note chord. It is written on three successive staff lines or three successive spaces of the staff. The three
notes of a triad are named (from bottom to top) root, third, and fifth, these are built from the first, third, and fifth notes of the scale.
From the major scales that you constructed, build all of the major triads in both treble and bass clefs. You may use whole notes
to construct your triads. Make sure that you include all of the symbols such as sharps, flats, treble clef, and bass clef. Identify
your triads with capital letters symbolizing the major triads.
Active time to complete: 2-3 hours
You will need these materials:
• paper
. a pen or a pencil
• a laptop or a computer
In bass clef, everything is just a line or space below what it would be in treble clef. For example, 2nd space A in treble is now in 1st space in bass. The order is now
G B D E A (lines)
A C E G (spaces)
As you would in treble, just place the notes accordingly.
Split Complementary. A split complementary scheme involves the use of three colors. Start with one color, find its complement and then use the two colors on either side of it. For example, the complement of blue-green is red-orange and the split complement of blue-green would be red and orange.
