Music theory Flashcards
What are the names of each scale degree?
Tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, octave.
What is the pattern of steps that makes up the major scale?
W W H W W W H W
What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Dorian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?
W H W W W H W
D
What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Phrygian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?
H W W W H W W
E
What is the pattern of whole and half notes in the Lydian mode? What note would this scale start on relative to C Ionian?
W W W H W W H
F
What is the quality of every chord built from the major scale?
What is a neighbour tone?
What is a passing tone?
What are the chord qualities based on the harmonic minor scale?
Major instead of augmented in classical period
What is the notation for figured bass for root, 1st and 2nd inversion chords?
What is the figured bass notation for root, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversion dominant 7th chords?
V7
V6 5
V4 3
V4 2
What are the three types of harmonic progression?
Prolongation, cadential, sequential
What are methods of sustaining a prolonged harmony?
Pedal point, neighboring chords, passing chords, substitute chords
What is the goal of a cadential progression? When would it fail that goal?
To confirm a tonal centre. When it’s a deceptive cadence.
What is the goal of a sequential cadence?
To destabilise a key by playing the expectations of what is a functional chord.
What are the six types of sequential progression?
Ascending and descending 5th, 3rd and 2nd.
What are the eight chords in a typical descending 5th sequential progression?
Starting from I, give five chords in an ascending 5th sequential progression.
What are the eight chords in a typical descending 3rd sequential progression?
Give eight chords that describe an ascending 3rds sequential progression. Why are additional dominants used? What key could this be used to modulate to if C is I?
To support smooth voice leading. Bm.
Give the seven chords in a typical descending 2nd sequential progression.
Give the eight chords that make up a typical ascending 2nd sequential progression.
Is I - IV - viidim a functional chord progression?
No, but it sounds like one because the root movement is the same as for ii-V-I.
What are the four types of theme in classical form?
Define a theme.
What are the four types of hybrid themes?
What’s the most important theme type of the classical era?
the sentence.
Define the sentence.
What four things is the presentation phrase of a sentence trying to establish?
What four processes are used by the continuation phrase to destabilise the presentation phrase?
