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