Testing Your Triad Knowledge
Music Theory: Level 2 • 3m 25s
Being able to recall and identify Triads on any string set and from any inversion is an important exercise to do if you want to implement Triads in your improvisation. This lesson contains only closed voice triads, as opposed to closed and open triads, but this type of exercise is something I still include in my practice routines today and one you would do well to consider adopting on a regular basis.
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