Chapter 3. Harmony: Musical Depth
Which of the following are true of dissonance?
CA: It sounds unstable.It creates a desire for resolution.It adds a sense of drama and tension in music.
Which of the following are true about scales and which are not?
CA: The distance between the first and last note of a scale is called an octave, Most Western music is based on major or minor scales.,
Which describe the music of Go to Berwick, Johnny and which do not?
CA: The harmony consists of a drone., The harmony consists of a sustained pitch.,
Which of the following are true of harmony?
CA: The most common chord in Western music is the triad., Chords occur when three or more notes are sounded simultaneously.,Harmony is derived from scales.
Melody and - do not function independently of one another. On the contrary, each - influences the other.
Harmony, Constantly
The - is the first and central note of a scale. The principle of organization around a central note is called -.
Tonic, Tonality
Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n) -.
chord
In the following image, what are the circled sections?
chords
What term describes a combination of tones that sounds discordant or in need of resolution?
dissonant
Drag the syllables into the order in which they appear in a scale.
do, re, mi, fa,sol,la,ti,do
Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance.
false
Which term describes a collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order?
scale
Which of the following describes the harmony in this excerpt?
simple
The triad consists of - pitches built on - notes of the scale and is the most common type of - in Western music.
three, alternate , chord
The chords in this excerpt are primarily consonant.
true
Melody is the horizontal dimension in music, while harmony adds -perspective.
vertical