Chapter 3. Harmony: Musical Depth

Which of the following are true of harmony?

-Harmony is derived from scales. -The most common chord in Western music is the triad. -

Which of the following are true of dissonance?

-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?

-Most Western music is based on major or minor scales. -The distance between the first and last note of a scale is called an octave. -

Which describe the music of Go to Berwick, Johnny and which do not?

-The harmony consists of a sustained pitch. -The harmony consists of a drone.

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 _ 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?

Dissonance

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

Melody and __ do not function independently of one another. On the contrary, each _ influences each other.

Harmony, constantly

Which term describes a collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order?

Scale

The chords in this excerpt are primarily consonant.

True (consonance)

Melody is the horizontal dimension in music, while harmony adds _ perspective.

Vertical

Which of the following describes the harmony in this excerpt?

simple, with chords that are consonant with the melody