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Diminished or Augmented · Teacher pack

Compare two altered triad qualities.

beginner · 10 questions · 90 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041

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Teacher instructions

Play each numbered question from this page. Use the same replay policy for all learners. Keep the answer section separate until the first response is recorded. For tapping tasks, record an observation on paper; use the online trainer for device-timed scoring.

Start with the labeled lesson examples. Play each question at the printed tempo, record the first response, then allow a correction. Use the online trainer for a separate new-question check.

Student practice sheet

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Choose diminished or augmented across changing roots. Use the sounding notes in feedback to inspect the structure after answering.

  1. Question 1

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Diminished triad
    • □ Augmented triad
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

Diminished or Augmented · Pack 710041 · 90 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.

  1. Question 1

    Diminished triad

    Diminished triad: root C#4, bass C#4; sounding notes C#4, E4, G4. Semitone offsets: 0, 3, 6.

    Sounding pitches: C#4 · E4 · G4

  2. Question 2

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root C4, bass C4; sounding notes C4, E4, G#4. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G#4

  3. Question 3

    Diminished triad

    Diminished triad: root C#4, bass C#4; sounding notes C#4, E4, G4. Semitone offsets: 0, 3, 6.

    Sounding pitches: C#4 · E4 · G4

  4. Question 4

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root F#4, bass F#4; sounding notes F#4, A#4, D5. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: F#4 · A#4 · D5

  5. Question 5

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root F4, bass F4; sounding notes F4, A4, C#5. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: F4 · A4 · C#5

  6. Question 6

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root C4, bass C4; sounding notes C4, E4, G#4. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G#4

  7. Question 7

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root D#4, bass D#4; sounding notes D#4, G4, B4. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: D#4 · G4 · B4

  8. Question 8

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root G#4, bass G#4; sounding notes G#4, C5, E5. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: G#4 · C5 · E5

  9. Question 9

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root E4, bass E4; sounding notes E4, G#4, C5. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: E4 · G#4 · C5

  10. Question 10

    Augmented triad

    Augmented triad: root F#4, bass F#4; sounding notes F#4, A#4, D5. Semitone offsets: 0, 4, 8.

    Sounding pitches: F#4 · A#4 · D5

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Identify the fresh sonorities without assuming that a change of register changes the chord quality.