Ch. 3: HARMONY

Question 1

What is HARMONY?

Answer 1

Or depth; also known as LINEAR MOVEMENT of the melody

• Harmony is simultaneous COMBO of sounds
• *IT DESCRIBES the vertical aspects of music—how notes(pitch) sound together

Question 2

What is the simultaneous sounding of 3 OR MORE PITCHES???

Answer 2

CHORD

Question 3

Chords are built from a particular __________, SEQUENCE of pitches called….

Answer 3

SCALE

Question 4

To the notes of the scale we assign syllables, (do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-to-do)
or #s, (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8)

What is an interval spanning in 8 NOTES called???

Answer 4

OCTAVE

Question 5

What does the TRIAD do?

Answer 5

(MOST common chord in Western Music) — particular COMBO of 3!pitches

EXAMPLE:
(do-mi-sol) or (1st,3rd,5th) = 1st pitch of a scale
2nd pitch = (re-day-la) or (steps 2,4,6)

Question 6

What is the FIRST NOTE OF THE SCALE (do) & serves as HOME BASE around which others revolve and ultimately gravitate to___________.

it is the central pitch around which a melody and its harmonies are built

Answer 6

TONIC

Question 7

What is the “principle of organization” around a CENTRAL note?

Answer 7

TONALITY

Question 8

What are 2 different types of scales predominate in Western Music….

Answer 8

MAJOR & MINOR SCALE

—each has a distinct sound because of its unique combination of intervals

Question 9

What is a combination of notes that sound “unstable”, sometimes HARSH, and in need of Resolution???

—also causing tension & introduces conflict into music ((similar to the way suspense creates tension in a drama))

Answer 9

DISSONANCE or distant

Question 10

Dissonance resolves in ___________, an agreeable-sounding combo of notes providing a sense of RELAXATION & fullfillment

Answer 10

CONSONANCE or constant

Question 11

What is a DRONE?

Answer 11

Harmony is relatively simple, consisting of a single sustained pitch (DRONE), against which melodic and rhythmic complexities UNFOLD