Turquoise Learning Portfolio Music Theory I

   Lesson 7: Triads Lecture Notes: A Major Triad is the Root note , Major 3rd , and Perfect 5th combined. A Minor Triad is the Root note , Minor 3rd , and Perfect 5th combined. Major and Minor Triads refer to the 3rd interval quality. Image from: https://www.earmaster.com/music-theory-online/ch05/chapter-5-2.html Augmented Triads are the Root note , Major 3rd , and Augmented 5th . Diminished Triads are the Root note , Minor 3rd , and a Diminished 5th . Augmented and Diminished Triads refer to the 5th interval quality. Image from: https://www.audiolabs-erlangen.de/resources/MIR/FMP/C5/C5S1_Chords.html The relative natural minor scale is the major scale starting on the 6th degree as the 1st note.  ( I )   Image from: http://www.cyberflotsam.com/Music_NaturalMinor1.htm Here's a YouTube video from the YouTuber: "David E. Farrell". In this video, he educates you on all the different qualities of Triads and what intervals make them work. The types of triads that he introduce

   Lesson 4: Minor Scales and Minor Keys Lecture Notes: The order of sharps (#'s) or flats ( ♭'s) in a key signature for any minor scale is the same as its relative major scale. (Example: A minor and C major has the same signature) Image from: https://chordprogressionblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/music-theory-minor-and-relative-keys/ The major pentatonic and the minor pentatonic are the same. In order to find the relative minor scale from a major, you would have to look for the 6th degree of the major scale.  Image from: https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/scales/03-relative.php In order to find the relative major scale from a minor scale, you would have to look for the 3rd degree (minor 3rd) of the minor scale. Here's a YouTube video from Joel Dave. In this video, he helps you better understand how to find the relative minor using a major scale and how to find the relative major using a minor scale. Natural Minor Scale Natural minor scales derive from their relative major