Harmony Ch. 7-8

Question 1

what is a regular resolution of dom7 chords?

Answer 1

This refers to the tritone that is built into the chord.
7th resolves down(to 3rd)
3rd resolves up(to tonic)

Question 2

What is an irregular tritone resolution when resolving dom7 chords?

Answer 2

When you are resolving V7 to I6. Bass goes to the 3rd and the 7th goes up to the 5th. This causes “unequal 5ths”(dim5->P5) in the 7th and 3rd of the dom7 chord and is okay in this circumstance.

Question 3

Melodically, how should you NOT approach the 7th in a dom7 chord?

Answer 3

disjunct motion from above

Question 4

What happens when you resolve a COMPLETE root position dom7 chord to a root position tonic chord?

Answer 4

Tonic is incomplete(5th omitted). 1-3-8-8.

-If the dom7 is incomplete(1-3-7-8), you may resolve to a complete tonic chord.

Question 5

What can be omitted in the dom7 chord?

Answer 5

5th

Question 6

T/F: When a dom7 chord appears in inversion a complete spelling will be used.

Answer 6

True.

Question 7

Identify the figured bass for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd inversion dom7 chords and their proper resolutions.

Answer 7

1st: 653/65. Resolves to I
2nd: 643/#643/43. It MUST pass between I and I6 or I6 and I. If the former, irregular resolution is required, if the latter, regular resolution is required.
3rd: 642/6#2/42/#42. Resolves to I6 but is a regular resolution because the 7th in the bass resolves to the 3rd.

Question 8

What is the rule for progressing a dom7 to a IV chord?

Answer 8

It must go back to dom7 and the subdominant scale degree(7th in dom7) must be maintained as a common tone for all 3 chords. It will then resolves to the 3rd in the tonic chord.

Question 9

occur with chords but are not chord members

Answer 9

non harmonic tones

Question 10

fills the interval between two chord tones a third apart and occurs in a weak rhythmic beat

Answer 10

diatonic passing tone

Question 11

fills the interval between two chord tones a third apart and occurs in a strong rhythmic beat

Answer 11

accented passing tone

Question 12

fills the interval between two chord tones a major second apart and occurs in a weak rhythmic position

Answer 12

chromatic passing tone

Question 13

when a chromatically altered note in one voice is next to the same diatonic scale degree in a different voice

Answer 13

cross relation

-it should be avoided except when using the upper tetrachord of the melodic minor scale

Question 14

fill the interval of a P4 between two chord tones and occur in a weak rhythmic beat

Answer 14

double passing tone

-in minor, use melodic minor scale when over the tonic chord

Question 15

fills the interval of a 3rd between two chord tones and uses an accidental. strong or weak rhythmic position.

Answer 15

chromatically altered passing tone

• most often used in the ascending melodic minor over the dominant chord
• in major, use b7—>6 if moving a 7

Question 16

non-harmonic tone a step above two chord tones of the same pitch and appears in a weak rhythmic position

Answer 16

upper auxiliary

Question 17

non-harmonic tone a step below two chord tones of the same pitch and appears in a weak rhythmic position

Answer 17

lower auxiliary

-may be chromatically altered to create a semitone when one does not appear diatonically

Question 18

two non-harmonic tones approaching a chord tone, one above and one below

Answer 18

changing tones

-first must be in weak rhythm, second can be weak or strong

Question 19

when changing tones are preceded by the note a 3rd above the ending chord tone(B-A-F-G)

Answer 19

nota cambiata

Question 20

non-harmonic tone approached by disjunct motion in one direction and resolved by conjunct motion in the opposite direction

Answer 20

cambiata

• occurs in a weak rhythmic position
• if it resolves upward, may use a semitone

Question 21

non-harmonic tone approached by conjunct motion and left by disjunct motion in the opposite direction

Answer 21

echappee(escape)

-occurs in a weak rhythmic position

Question 22

non-harmonic tone occurring when a note’s natural progression is delayed

Answer 22

suspension

Question 23

identify the 3 parts of a suspension

Answer 23

preparation, suspension, resolution

Question 24

when a suspension has an upward resolution

Answer 24

retardation

Question 25

non-harmonic tone a step above or below a chord tone of a single chord. Like a suspension but with no preparation

Answer 25

appoggiatura
-usually moves similar to cambiata

Unrelated note: This and cambiata are Navy specific definitions that you can’t find in the real world.

Question 26

non-harmonic tone which becomes a chord tone in the following chord

Answer 26

anticipation

• occurs in a weak rhythmic position, frequently at the subdivided beat level
• this is different than a suspension because it is rhythmic in nature and there is no preparation

Question 27

non-harmonic tone of long duration normally occurring in three or more chords

Answer 27

pedal

• begins and ends as a chord tone and must be non-harmonic in at least one chord in between
• usually occurs in bass, tenor is used for figured bass/analysis
• pedal in soprano is INVERTED, pedal in t/a is INTERNAL, pedal in two voices is DOUBLE PEDAL