Scary Cousins — Dim and Aug (Taste)

Build a diminished triad (3+3) and know where augmented lives for later.

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Lesson script

Diminished: root, up three, up three — Cynthia calls out the “scary” color. Try F dim and D dim.

Augmented and taller chords (7, maj7, sus, 9…) appear in charts later. Today is just a taste so symbols on a page do not frighten you.

Skip living in dim/aug for songs yet — know the sound.

Done when: you can play one diminished triad and describe its mood in a kid word.

Instrument paths

Piano: 3+3 counting.
Strings: Short staccato scary replies.
Percussion: Quiet thunder rolls optional and silly.

Learning modes

Solo child: Two dim chords + return to a major “safe home.”
Child + parent: Parent frames it as spice, not daily food.
Family: Soundtrack guessing: which movie moment?

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