Chapter 3. Harmony: Musical Depth

Which of the following is NOT true of tonality?

Each scale sounds identical to the other scales.

Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance.

False

Melody constitutes the vertical aspect of music, and harmony constitutes the horizontal aspect.

False

A chord built upon the second, fourth, and sixth steps of a scale is a triad.

True

In Western music two scales—major and minor—have been predominant.

True

Which of the following are true about dissonance? Which is not?

True about dissonance It creates a desire for resolution., It sounds unstable., It adds a sense of drama and tension in music. Not true about dissonance It does not create a desire for resolution.

Which of the following are true about scales and which are not?

True about scales 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. Noy true about scales The tonic (or, do) is the least important note of the scale., Melody and harmony are derived independently of scales.

Which of the following are true of harmony? Which is not?

True of harmony The most common chord in Western music is the triad., Harmony is derived from scales., Chords occur when three or more notes are sounded simultaneously. Not true of harmony Harmonic practices are identical today to what they were a millennium ago.

Match the terminology to their correct descriptions of harmony.

agreeable combination of notes Correct label: consonance sustained pitch Correct label: drone unstable combination of notes Correct label: dissonance

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

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

harmony, constantly

Which of the following determines the tonality of a piece?

the scale chosen by the composer

The triad consists of - pitches built on - notes of the scale and is the most common type of - in Western music.

three, alternate, chord.