Theory Review (Scales, Triads, 7ths, Roman numerals, key signatures)

7th Chords

100

These are all the seventh chords (including the diminished 7ths)

What are:

Major Major (MM)

Major Minor (Mm) aka "Dom 7)

Minor Major (mM)

Minor Minor (mm)

Half Diminished (dm)

Fully diminished (dd)

200

How many notes are in a 7th chord?

Four notes of stacked thirds (from root position)

300

This is the difference between a dominant 7th chord and a minor (mm) 7th chord?

The third of a minor 7th chord is minor (from tonic) instead of a major third.

400

This is an example of a diminished 7th chord found diatonically in the key of C major and its spelling (each note)

What is b half diminished 7

(B - D - F - A)

500

This is the feature found in some 7th chords that causes it to "pull" strongly to certain resolutions.

What is the tritone

Triads

100

This is how you describe a traid

Three notes stacked in thirds

200

This is how you know a triad is inverted.

Anytime the triad is not in stacked thirds.

300

Name four types of triad qualities

What are: Major, Minor, Augmented, and diminished

400

What is the difference between a triad and a seventh chord?

A seventh chord contains a fourth note

500

Analyze a triad built on the 5th scale degree of the harmonic minor scale - what scale degrees are included, starting with the root of the chord?

4

2

7 (leading tone)

5 

Scales

100

What is the difference between a harmonic minor scale and a natural minor scale?

The harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th degree (leading tone)

200

What is the formula of half and whole steps for a natural minor scale?

W H W W H W W W

300

How many notes are in a whole-tone scale?

6 (7 including upper DO)

400

What is the interval structure of a major pentatonic scale?

1, 2, 3, 5, 6

500

What scale degrees are in a minor pentatonic scale?

6, 1, 2, 3, 5

Roman Numeral Analysis

100

This is what roman numeral represent in music analysis

Chord qualities and the scale degrees which they are based upon

200

What does the romany numeral "ii" represent in Roman numeral analysis?

A minor chord built off the 2nd scale degree

300

These are the chords that are involved in a I - IV - V chord progression in the key of G Major

What are: G, C, D

400

What does the Roman numeral "vi" indicate in the key of F Major?

A minor triad built from D (D, F, A)

500

What is the Roman numeral for a first inversion chord built on the V chord?

V 6

Key Signatures

100

These are how many flats are in the key of F Major?

What are 1 flat (Bb)

200

These are the sharps or flats that create the key of E Major

What are: F#, C#, G#, D#

300

Explain how to find the relative minor of a major key?

Find the 6th scale degree of the major scale and begin there

400

What is the key signature for C# minor?

F#, C#, G#, D#

500

This is how you can use the circle of fifths to find the PARALLEL minor for a given key signature.

Find the major key signature and go counter clockwise 3 "wedges". (take away 3 #'s or add 3 b's)