Music Fundamentals
Scales, Keys, and Modes
Intervals, Triads, and Seventh Chords
Chords in Diatonic Context
Cadences and Harmonic Progressions
100
What note is enharmonic to E#?
F
100
What is the pattern of half and whole steps for a major scale?
W, W, H, W, W, W, H
100
What are the two different names for a tritone?
Aug4 and dim5
100
What do musicians use to label chords in a diatonic context?
Roman numerals
100
Where does a cadence normally occur?
At the end of a musical phrase
200
What type of meter is 6/8 time signature?
Compound duple
200
What major and natural minor key signature is this?
E major and C# natural minor
200
Write out a A Major triad with accidentals (if necessary)
A, C#, E
200
What are the Roman numerals to the chords in a major scale?
I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°
200
What are the 5 most common types of cadences?
PAC, IAC, PC, HC, DC
300
What is enharmonic to G double sharp?
A
300
What is scalar variance?
The use of all three forms of minor scales in the same piece.
300
Name this chord in root position.
G minor
300
If Bbm is the iii of the key, what is vi?
Ebm.
300
What is this an example of?
Picardy third
400
What is a hemiola?
A special type of syncopation in triple meters where the beat is temporarily grouped into two.
400
What is the difference between tonality and modality?
Tonality is the principle of organizing the composition around the tonic, modality is the way of arranging notes to create a scale.
400
Label the three inversions of a seventh chord
First inversion- 65
Second- 43
Third- 42
400
Write out and label the correct seventh chord of the V in B Major
F#, A#, C#, E, F#7
400
What type of cadence is this?
Half cadence
500
Name 4 different tempo markings.
4 of any: Largo, adagio, lento, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace, presto
500
Name all 7 modes.
Ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, and locrian.
500
What is this seventh chord?
C#°7
500
Why would using a seventh chord be better in certain cases?
Seventh chords often have a stronger resolution than triads due to the unstable 7th.
500
What is the difference between a PAC and an IAC?
PAC has to be V or V7 to I, while IAC can be any other chord moving to I