Harmony 5

Question 1

Primary triads in root position connection guidelines

Answer 1

1. Place roots in bass
2. Keep common tone in the same voice, move the rest by step
3. When there is conjunct root movement there is no common tone, move all upper voices contrary to bass

Question 2

Is it better to double modal or tonal notes?

Answer 2

Tonal

Question 3

What is the primary way the key is established

Answer 3

Moving from the dominant triad to the tonic triad

Question 4

How is harmonic minor made

Answer 4

In natural minor you borrow the 5 chord from the parallel major. This raises the the seventh of the scale

Question 5

What is figured bass

Answer 5

Indicated the notes above the bass as simple intervals

Question 6

Figured bass for root position triads with the root doubled

Answer 6

8
5
3

Question 7

In figured bass, when no numbers appear

Answer 7

Root position triad

Question 8

5
5
3

Answer 8

Root position w fifth doubled

Question 9

5
3
3

Answer 9

Root position w third doubled

Question 10

5
3
3

Answer 10

Root position w third doubled

Question 11

8
8
3

Answer 11

Root tripledand fifth omitted

Question 12

What does a slash thru a figured bass number mean

Answer 12

Flat

Question 13

If there is an accidental on the chord, what happens with the figured bass

Answer 13

The figured bass gets a corresponding accidental

Question 14

What are the 3 cadence’s for primary triads in root position

Answer 14

Authentic
Plagal
Half

Question 15

What is an authentic cadence

Answer 15

When a dominant chord moves to a tonic chord at a cadence point

Question 16

What is perfect authentic

Answer 16

Both chords are in root position and the soprano voice has has the root on the tonic

Question 17

Where does perfect authentic usually occur

Answer 17

The final cadence

Question 18

What is imperfect authentic cadence

Answer 18

Either chord is inverted or the soprano doesn’t play the root on the tonic

Question 19

Plagal cadence

Answer 19

Subdominant to tonic at a cadence point

Question 20

Perfect plagal

Answer 20

Both chords in root positions soprano has the root on the tonic chord

Question 21

Imperfect plagal cadence

Answer 21

Either chord not in root position or soprano doesn’t have root on tonic chord

Question 22

Half cadence

Answer 22

Any chord in any inversion moves to dominant chord at cadence point

Question 23

Plagal half

Answer 23

Any chord in any inversion moves to a subdominant chord

Question 24

Are half cadences used as final cadences

Answer 24

No

Question 25

Picardy third

Answer 25

In an authentic cadence in a minor key the tonic chord is borrowed from the parallel major making the final chord major instead if minor

ie gm D7 G

Question 26

Chord movements in root positions

Answer 26

1 to 4 or 5
4 to 5 or 1
5 to 1 or 4 ( if to 4 it must go back to 5)
Any chord may follow itself