Unit 3 · Major and minor
Bright or dark
Hear how a chord's middle note, its third, makes it bright or dark, choose major or minor by ear, then echo each broken chord. Free, in short steps you sing.
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- Bright or darkYou are here
- Sing the third
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What it teaches
A chord's middle note, its third, decides whether it sounds bright (major) or dark (minor).
Major: do, mi, so. A big three, then a small one
Minor: do, me, so. A small three, then a big one; "me" is said "may"
Only the middle moves. By a half step
What you sing
- Listen as often as you like: major or minor?
- Echo each broken chord: major, then minor, and hear the middle note move.
Singing safely
Sing at an easy volume, in the middle of your range. Stop if anything tightens, scratches or hurts, and rest your voice.
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