Harmony and Tonality

Question 1

Block chord

Answer 1

Chord played by sounding all the notes at once

Question 2

Broken chord

Answer 2

Chord that’s played as a series of notes

Question 3

Cadence

Answer 3

Pair of chords used to finish off a phrase

Question 4

Chord

Answer 4

3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony

Question 5

Chord progression

Answer 5

A string of chords played in succession

Question 6

Consonance

Answer 6

Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord

Question 7

Dissonance

Answer 7

Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony

Question 8

Flat

Answer 8

A symbol indicating that the note is to be lowered by a semi tone

Question 9

Harmonic rhythm

Answer 9

Rate at which chords change e.g. One chord per bar

Question 10

Harmony

Answer 10

Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background whilst a melody is played

Question 11

Modes

Answer 11

Major/minor/aeolian/dorian

Tonality

Question 12

Modulation

Answer 12

To shift to another key

Question 13

Natural

Answer 13

A symbol in sheet music that return

S a note to its original pitch

Question 14

Perfect cadence

Answer 14

Chords V and I played at the end of a phrase to make it sound finished and complete

Question 15

Plagal cadence

Answer 15

Chords IV and I played at the end of a phrase sounding like “AMEN”

Question 16

Power chords

Answer 16

Chords made up of tonic and dominant (no 3rd)

Question 17

Relative major or minor

Answer 17

The major or minor keys that share the same notes in that key

Question 18

Root

Answer 18

The principle note of a triad

Question 19

Sharp

Answer 19

A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by a semitone

Question 20

Tonality

Answer 20

Major or minor

Question 21

Triad

Answer 21

Three note chords consisting of a root, third and fifth

Question 22

Triadic

Answer 22

Tune made up of broken chord patterns