Music Theory

Question 1

quality of triads for each degree of the major scale

Answer 1

I , ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viiº

Question 2

quality of triads for each degree of the minor scale

Answer 2

i, iiº, bIII, iv, v, bVI, bVII

Question 3

major tetrachords

Answer 3

I Maj7, II m7, III m7, IV Maj 7, V7, VI min 7, VII m7b5

Question 4

natural minor tetrachords

Answer 4

Imin7, II m7b5, IIIm7, IV m7, Vmin, bVI Maj7, bVII7

Question 5

harmonic minor tetrachords

Answer 5

I minMaj7, II m7b5, bIII+Maj7, IV min7, V7, bVI Maj7, VIIº7

Question 6

perfect or authentic cadence

Answer 6

V-I

Question 7

plagal cadence

Answer 7

IV-I

Question 8

imperfect cadence

Answer 8

(any chord) - V

Question 9

interrupted cadence

Answer 9

V - (any chord but I)

Question 10

possible extensions (tensions) for I Maj7

Answer 10

9, #11, 13

Question 11

extensions for II m7

Answer 11

9, 11

Question 12

extensions for III m7

Answer 12

11

Question 13

extensions for IV Maj7

Answer 13

9, #11

Question 14

extensions for V7

Answer 14

b9, 9, #9, #11, b13, 13

Question 15

extensions for VI m&

Answer 15

9, 11

Question 16

extensions for VII m7b5

Answer 16

11, b13

Question 17

how to secondary dominants resolve

Answer 17

up p4th to diatonic chord

Question 18

extensions (tensions) available to secondary dominants

Answer 18

b9, #9, b13

avoid the 11

Question 19

what is a secondary dominant

Answer 19

dominant chord with roots diatonic to key

Question 20

what is a sequential (extended) dominant chord

Answer 20

multiple dominant chords in a row that have roots diatonic to the key

Question 21

how do sequential dominants resolve

Answer 21

resolves up to dominant chord a 4th above (moves around the circle of 5ths) until returning to dominant of key

Question 22

what are substitute dominant chords

Answer 22

dominant chords with roots that are non-diatonic

Question 23

how to substitute dominant chords resolve?

Answer 23

down to a diatonic chord a half step below

Question 24

what are sequential substitute dominant chords

Answer 24

multiple substitute dominant chords in a row

Question 25

ascending (jazz) melodic minor tetrachords

Answer 25

I minMaj7, IImin7, bIII+Maj7, IV7, V7, VI min7b5, VII min7b5

Question 26

major modes

Answer 26

ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian

Question 27

dorian diatonic chords

Answer 27

I min7, II min7, bIII Maj7, IV7, V min7, VI min7b5, bVII Maj7

Question 28

phrygian diatonic chords

Answer 28

I min7, bII Maj7, bIII7, IV min7, V min7b5, bVI Maj7, bVII min7

Question 29

lydian diatonic chords

Answer 29

I Maj7, II7, III min7, #IV min7b5, V Maj7, VI min7, VII min7

Question 30

mixolydian diatonic chords

Answer 30

I7, II min7, III min7b5, IV Maj7, V min7, VI min7, bVII Maj7

Question 31

locrian diatonic chords

Answer 31

I min7b5, bII Maj7, bIII min7, IV min7, bV Maj7, bVI7, bVII min7

Question 32

what is modal interchange

Answer 32

when songs incorporate a short passage with chords borrowed from alternative keys

Question 33

what is modulation

Answer 33

when songs change key or tonal centre

Question 34

special function dominant/major chords

Answer 34

when a dominant chord doesn’t have a dominant function and can’t be analysed as secondary or substitute dominants

Question 35

names for each degree of major scale

Answer 35

tonic
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
dominant
submediant
leading tone