Tonic Triads | Music Theory
Tonic Triads
Recognize tonic triads and their keys from written notation, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
Objectives
- Recognize whether a written triad is the tonic triad of a given key.
- Identify the key that matches a given tonic triad.
Worksheet
- Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of G major.Answer: ______________________
- Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of F major.Answer: ______________________
- Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of D major.Answer: ______________________
- Select the correct key for this tonic triad.Answer: ______________________
- Select the correct key for this tonic triad.Answer: ______________________
- Select the correct key for this tonic triad.Answer: ______________________
- Select the correct key for this tonic triad.Answer: ______________________
Answer Key
- TRUE — The tonic triad of G major is G, B, D.
- FALSE — The tonic triad of F major is F, A, C, not C, E, G.
- FALSE — The tonic triad of D major is D, F sharp, A.
- F major — The tonic triad F, A, C belongs to F major.
- G major — The tonic triad G, B, D belongs to G major.
- D major — The tonic triad D, F sharp, A belongs to D major.
- C major — The tonic triad C, E, G belongs to C major.
1. Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of G major.
2. Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of F major.
3. Select TRUE or FALSE for the statement: This is the tonic triad of D major.
4. Select the correct key for this tonic triad.
5. Select the correct key for this tonic triad.
6. Select the correct key for this tonic triad.
7. Select the correct key for this tonic triad.