6/4 Chords
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Did You Know?
100
The type of 6/4 chord is pictured below:
What is a passing 6/4?
100
The type of chord progression consists of the following chords: I IV vii iii vi ii V I
What is a circle progression?
100
This scale degree should never by doubled when part-writing.
What is scale degree 7, the leading tone?
100
This popular chord progression uses only the chords I, IV, and V.
What is the 12-Bar Blues?
100
This city is often called the birthplace of jazz.
What is New Orleans?
200
The type of 6/4 Chord is pictured below:
What is a cadential 6/4?
200
The chord progression that consists of the following Roman numerals: I vi IV ii V I
What are Descending thirds?
200
What two types of parallel intervals should be avoided when part-writing?
5ths and octaves
200
99.9% of the time, a I64 chord is followed by this progression.
What is V-I?
200
In “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar is referring to this artist.
Who is Drake?
300
The type of 6/4 chord that is pictured below:
What is a pedal 6/4?
300
The chord progression pictured below.
What is a Circle progression?
300
What note of the chord should be be doubled when writing second inversion chords?
The 5th or bass note
300
This is created in the bass line in the common progression of I-viio6-I6
What is stepwise motion (or a passing tone)?
300
This Italian dude composed the famous opera “Il Barbier di Siviglia.” (Double points if you know his first name!)
Who is Giachino Rossini?
400
What type of 6/4 chord is pictured below?
passing
400
The chord progression type shown below
What are ascending seconds?
400
This happens when a tenor note is higher than an alto note in the same chord.
What is voice crossing?
400
A tonic triad in root position shares the bass note of this chord in 2nd inversion.
What is a IV64?
400
Freddie Mercury’s real name.
Who is Farrokh Bulsara?
500
The two types of 6/4 chords are pictured below.
What is a pedal 6/4 and a cadential 6/4?
500
This chord progression is extremely popular and is used in many pop songs, as long as you Don’t Stop Believing that it works!
What is I - V - vi - IV?
500
This happens when moving between a diminished fifth to a perfect fifth between two voices and is [slightly] allowable.
What are unequal fifths?
500
The song that Ms. Stith hates the most has this popular chord progression.
What is I - vi - IV - V - I?
500
The names of all members of the Beatles.
Who are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?