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Ten Bugle Calls
This blog features the ten calls we incorporate into lessons for any instrument at Stalybridge Music Academy.
These calls are perfect for understanding The Harmonic Series, Triads, Transposition, composition, and The Circle of Fifths.
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Feb 117 min read


How to Write Your Own Bugle Call using a C Major Triad
Create your own unique bugle call with the Triquetrae Music Elementary Programme, featuring vibrant banners and golden bugles. Bugle calls are fascinating examples of musical communication. Their simplicity is a direct result of the bugle's limitations: a valveless bugle can only play the notes of a single musical triad. This guide will walk you through the steps to compose your own bugle call using the notes from a C Major Triads. Understanding the C Major Triad A triad is a
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Jan 313 min read


Student Question: Why Is It Called a Triad?
This is a great question! To answer it, we need to journey through the fascinating history of musical understanding, beginning with ancient discoveries and moving through the Renaissance to the Baroque era.
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Jul 11, 20256 min read


The Tonic Triad of F Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have a B flat . If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires no additional accidental as there is no B.
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Sep 6, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of C sharp Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp & B sharp (played as the note C) . If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the C, E and G to make an C sharp, E sharp and a G sharp.
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Sep 4, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of F sharp Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F, A and C to make an F sharp, A sharp and a C sharp.
This is the first triad with all the notes raised a semitone.
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Aug 25, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of B Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp and A sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F and D to make an F sharp and a D sharp.
It does not need a C sharp, G sharp or a A sharp as there is no C, G or A in the triad to raise by a semit
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Aug 24, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of E Major
A triad is constructed of the first, third and fifth notes of the major scale E major 1. Understand the Theory A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp and D sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the G to make it a G sharp. It does not need a F sharp, C sh
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Aug 23, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of A Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp and G sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the C to make it a C sharp.
It does not need a F sharp or a G sharp as there is no F or C in the triad to raise by a semitone.
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Aug 22, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of D Major
A triad is constructed of the first, third and fifth notes of the major scale D major 1. Understand the Theory A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp and C sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F, but it does not need a C sharp as there is no C in the triad to raise b
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Aug 21, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of G Major
A key signature is the sharp sign next to the clef.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad does not need an accidental as there is no F in the triad to raise by a semitone.
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Aug 20, 20231 min read
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