It's All Relative
Diatonics and Progression
Triads and 7ths
Rules and Regulations
Terms
100

The relative minor of Bb Major.

What is Gb Minor?

100

The major triads in a minor key.

What are III, V, VI?

(VII)

100

The type of stacked thirds which make up a Major triad (bottom to top).

What is Major-minor?

100

Closed structure in part writing.

What is less than an octave between soprano and tenor?

100

The outer voice parts move in similar direction into a 5th with a leap in the soprano part.

What is direct 5ths?

200

The relative major of G Minor.

What is Bb major?

200

The quality of triad that occurs least in tonal music.

What is augmented?

200

The type of stacked thirds that make up a diminished triad.

What is minor-minor?

200

Motion in voice leading which moves in opposite directions.

What is contrary motion?

200

A series of first inversion chords in succession.

What are parallel sixth chords?

300

The enharmonic pitch of the relative minor of Gb Major.

What is D#?

300

The triads on these two scale degrees are the same quality in both major and minor keys.

What is V and vii diminished?

300

The type of stacked thirds that make up a m7 chord.

What is minor-major-minor?

300

The amount of common tones between chords with roots a 3rd apart.

What is 2?

300

The transposition and statement of a melodic pattern to a new key in the same voice, while keeping the interval quality identical to the original statement.

What is a real sequence?
400

The enharmonic pitch of the relative Major of A# Minor.

What is Db?

400

The chords that IV can go to in the circle-of-fifths harmonic progression.

What is ii, vii, V, I?

400

The bass note of a 2nd inversion am7 chord.

What is E?

400

The uses for substituting a first-inversion triad include improving contour of bass line, providing a greater variety of pitches and:

What is lessening the importance of V-I at non-cadential points?

400

The combination of relatively independent musical lines to form a piece with polyphonic texture.

What is counterpoint?

500

The number of sharps in the relative major key to G# minor.

What is 5?

500

Fill in V __?__IV progression with all possible chords.

What is I or vi?

500

The bass note of a 3rd inversion B fully-diminished 7th chord.

What is Ab?

500

The two chords most commonly used as passing 6-4 chords.

What is V6-4 and I6-4?

500

The lowest frequency of a wave-form; used when discussion transposing instruments.

What is the fundamental?

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