07 Mastering Diminished and Augmented Triads

Building on the foundations of major and minor harmony, this course explores the construction and application of diminished and augmented triads. You will learn the specific intervalic structures—the stacked minor thirds of the diminished and the stacked major thirds of the augmented—that give these chords their unique tension and character. The curriculum covers notation, identification on the staff, fingerings for instrumentalists, and key resolution patterns. By the end of this program, you will be able to identify, compose, and utilize these unstable triads to add harmonic sophistication and tension to your music.