Scales
What is the 6th note in that Ab major scale?
F
What is the interval for C to E?
M3
What does a function cycle usually consist of?
a tonic, a pre-dominant and a dominant which then lead to a tonic
How do you make a Picardi 3rd?
raise the third
What is the enharmonic equivalent of C?
B#
What is the scale degree 5 for the key of C minor?
G
What is the interval from C to A?
major 6
What are the notes in the V chord for D minor?
A, C#, E
What is the G# if the series of pitches (G, G#,A) is accompanied by a I chord moving to a IV chord in C major?
chromatic passing tone
What is the enharmonic equivalent for the G# key?
Ab
What note is in both of these scales:
C major
Gb majorF is the only note in both of those scales.
What is the interval from C to Ab?
minor 6
What are the notes in the V/ii chord for C major?
A, C#, E
How do you build a Neopolitan chord?
lower 2, build a major triad on top, invert it.
What are the three names for the black key that is directly to the left of F?
F#, Gb, Ex
Including scalar chromaticisms, what are the nine notes that are likely to appear in a piece that is in C minor?
C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, A, B
If we begin on C, and go up a P4, then go up another P4, where are we?
Bb (C-F-Bb)
If we begin a piece in C major, what chord is likely to appear toward the end of the first phrase if that phrase modulates to the dominant?
D or D7 (V/V)
What are the 3 types of augmented 6th chords? What are the differences between them?
German, Italian, French. German and French have four notes, Italian has three. German sounds like a dominant sonority; French sounds "spicier" because it uses an A4 instead of a P5.
What is the only key on the piano that has ONLY two enharmonic names?
G#/Ab
If we begin a piece in C major, and modulate to the dominant at the end of the first phrase, what accidental is likely to appear in the music?
F# (because we are moving to the dominant, which is G major).
What interval is 5 whole steps above its bottom pitch?
m7
What note is in all three of these chords:
CM: I
CM: V/vi
CM: iii
E is the only note that is in all three of those chords.
What is the D# in the pitch series (E, D#, E) if it is accompanied by a IV chord in G major?
chromatic lower neighbor
What two keys are played in both of the following scales, but are enharmonics of one another?
Gb major
D major
F#/Gb, C#/Db