Hi LF ...
I think the best way to apply your knowledge so far is to take a song, any song, and pick it apart. Look at each chord (write them out) and spend some time looking at the various ways of changing between them. There are many. Your triads can become the centers of activity for each.
Next, spend a lot of time breaking those chords back down into notes. Use the chord's notes to create melody ... it can be as simple as you please. Really let it sink in that melody (riffs, licks, solos, improv) are firmly anchored to the 'chord of the moment' ... as the chords change, so do these anchor notes.
Here's another: take a melody you already know and analyze it against the chords ... this will prove to yourself that what I say is true: melody is mostly chord tones.
That should get you started.
BTW ... a week is no time at all. You can spend decades delving into this stuff and still learn something new every five minutes!
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