Tonal Harmony

Question 1

Major key with 1 sharp

Answer 1

G major

Question 2

Major key with 2 sharps

Answer 2

D major

Question 3

Major key with 3 sharps

Answer 3

A major

Question 4

Major key with 4 sharps

Answer 4

E major

Question 5

Major key with 5 sharps

Answer 5

B major

Question 6

Major key with 6 sharps

Answer 6

F# major

Question 7

Major key with 7 sharps

Answer 7

C#major

Question 8

Major key with 1 flat

Answer 8

F major

Question 9

Major key with 2 flats

Answer 9

Bb major

Question 10

Major key with 3 flats

Answer 10

Eb major

Question 11

Major key with 4 flats

Answer 11

Ab major

Question 12

Major key with 5 flats

Answer 12

Db major

Question 13

Major key with 6 flats

Answer 13

Gb major

Question 14

Major key with 7 flats

Answer 14

Cb major

Question 15

Major key with no sharps or flats

Answer 15

C major

Question 16

Scale degree 1

Answer 16

Tonic

Question 17

Scale degree 2

Answer 17

Supertonic

Question 18

Scale degree 3

Answer 18

Mediant

Question 19

Scale degree 4

Answer 19

Subdominant

Question 20

Scale degree 5

Answer 20

Dominant

Question 21

Scale degree 6

Answer 21

Submediant

Question 22

Scale degree 7

Answer 22

Leading tone (if b then subtonic)

Question 23

Consonant intervals

Answer 23

Major & minor 3rds & 6ths & Perfect 5ths & 8ves

Question 24

Dissonant intervals

Answer 24

All harmonic including augmented & diminished that are NOT consonant. The exception is P4, which is considered dissonant in tonal music only when it occurs above the lowest voice (also called the bass)

Question 25

Beat?

Answer 25

The basic pulse of a musical passage.

Question 26

Tempo

Answer 26

The rate at which the beat occurs.

Question 27

In a minor key, which triads are major?

Answer 27

III, V, VI

Question 28

Objectionable parallels result when…

Answer 28

two parts that are separated by a P5 or a P8, or by their octave equivalents, move to new pitch classes that are separated by the same interval

Question 29

What is the 12 bar blues?

Answer 29

A form type that typically consists of three four bar phrases in either an aab or abc pattern. A variety of different harmonic patterns are commonly employed in the 12-bar blues.

Question 30

What is an accidental?

Answer 30

A symbol that raises or lowers a pitch by a half or whole step.

Question 31

What is Added Value?

Answer 31

A process by which rhythmic regularity is created through the addition of a note value or rest to a rhythmic figure.

Question 32

What is additive rhythm?

Answer 32

A process that has the effect on the listener of unequal groupings of subdivisions being added together.

Question 33

What is Aleatory?

Answer 33

Music in which various elements of a composition are, in varying degrees, determined by chance. Can manifest itself in one of two ways in music: the compositional process itself may be intermediate in one way or another, or the performer may be given the opportunity to make decisions during the performance of the peace. aka. indeterminacy

Question 34

All - interval series

Answer 34

A series in which all 11 intervals are different.

Question 35

Altered or chromatic chords

Answer 35

Chords using notes not found in the scale on which the passage is based

Question 36

Ametric music

Answer 36

Music that lacks and aurally perceivable meter

Question 37

Amplitude envelope

Answer 37

Gives musical shape to an oscillator’s static tone by imparting an attack, delay, sustain, and release phase to the tone’s overall loudness profile.

Question 38

Analog - to - digital converter

Answer 38

Device that encodes an analog signal as a series of discrete numbers by reading its waveform at precisely spaced intervals of time

Question 39

Anticipation

Answer 39

A non-chord tone that moves by step or leap to some pitch contained in the anticipated chord that is not also present in the preceding chord

Question 40

Anticipation

Answer 40

A non-chord tone that moves by step or leap to some pitch contained in the anticipated chord that is not also present in the preceding chord

Question 41

Anticipation

Answer 41

A non-chord tone that moves by step or leap to some pitch contained in the anticipated chord that is not also present in the preceding chord