Extending the Tonic

Question 1

extending the tonic

Answer 1

• using I-IV-I we can keep the structure of the piece on the tonic
• • it is common to use a passing six-four chord to make this happen
• • having the soprano and the bass being a 10th apart allows us to bend the rules
• when we have leap in the bass we can use a V7 to extend the tonic
• • a V7 is possible only when we invert the chord
• • resolve using stepwise motion

Question 2

when the subdominant chord (in any inversion) is sandwiched between two tonic chords, it’s not considered a predominant chord since it doesn’t progress to the dominant

Answer 2

• true

Question 3

if a progression is 4 measures long and in a major key, the tonic expansion could be illustrated as: I-I-IV-I. what would the progression look like in a minor key?

Answer 3

• i, i, iv, i

Question 4

the subdominant in tonic expansions is not common in folk and popular music

Answer 4

• false

Question 5

what two chords (and their inversions) are usually between I and I6? answer with Roman numerals

Answer 5

• IV, V