Fundamentals of Music Final
An asymmetric meter:
1. combines triple and duple meters within one measure 2. an idea of music composed and organized in repeating rhythmic groups or 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc.
Typical march tempo
120
Major intervals are:
2, 3, 6, 7
Cut time
2/2
The tonic and dominant share a _______________ relationship
2:1
Typical song length
32 measures
Perfect intervals are:
4, 5, and 8 (octave)
Common time
4/4
The tonic, subdominant and dominant are related to each other by the interval of a:
5th
Every relative minor scale starts on the _____________ degree of the majr scale.
6th
How many diatonic triads are formed from notes of the scale?
7
SATB voicing is used in choirs:
??? to easily see a part in comparison to others or to see the progression
Definition of tempo marking
Composers intentions
Triads belonging to the key and scale in which you are working are called:
Diatonic triads
An augmented 4th inverts into a:
Dim5
An augmented 4th sounds the same as a:
Dim5
T/F A chord with a fifth in the bass is in first inversion
False
T/F A chord with a root in the bass is labeled like this: ii6/4
False
T/F A chord with the third in the base is in the second inversion
False
When you build a scale it must move:
From line to space or from space to line
Which minor scale uses the following formula: 2-1-2-2-1-3-1?
Harmonic
The circle of 5ths identifies
How many and which sharps/flats are in a key signature
The keyboard progression listed in lesson 17 is
I-IV-V-1
Two notes in both the treble and bass clef indicate ____________ voicing
SATB
All indications of meter are subject to a conductor's:
interpretation
The _____________ is found on the 7th scale degree in Major.
leading tone
The final interval found on both the harmonic and melodic scales is called a:
leading tone
A descending minor scale that is identical to a natural minor scale
melodic minor (descending)
Chords support the ___________ of a song.
melody
The quality of the sixth degree triad in a Major key is:
minor
For each major interval there is one:
minor interval
The leading tone is always ___________ down from the tonic
none of the above
When chords are played in succession a ____________________ is created
progression
Keyboard style puts 3 notes in the right hand and the _______________ in the bass
root
It is assumed that if numbers aren't present, the chord is in:
root position
Each triad is built on a _________________
scale degree
By adding an accidental, the diatonic _________________ is broken.
sequence
Meter is a pattern of weak beats after a __________________ beat.
strong
The submediant is found halfway between the _________________
subdominant and tonic
The _____________ is found on the 6th scale degree.
submediant
The _____________ is found on the 7th scale degree in natural minor.
subtonic
The _____________ is found on the 2nd scale degree.
supertonic
The dominant chord or melody note sounds like it wants to resolve to:
the tonic
Every note is attracted to the:
tonic
The leading tone resolves to the:
tonic
The key of a song establishes its:
tonic, tonality, keynote
Meter
The process of patterning beats with a stressed accented beat followed by a series of weaker beats
A Dim5 and augmented 4th is also known as a:
Tritone
T/F Chord inversions must be shown in analysis
True
A subtonic can only be found in:
A natural minor scale
Roman numerals are used in music theory to
Analyze harmony
the use of minor scales in music was prevalent during the __________________ eras
Baroque, Classical, Romantic
Using popular music notation, the IV degree in F Major would be labeled:
C
The order of triads built on a Major scale follows this pattern:
Ma, Mi, Mi, Ma, Ma, Mi, Dim
An augmented triad consists of ________ and _________ intervals.
Ma3 and A5
An augmented triad consists of the following intervals:
Ma3 and Ma3
A Mi3rd inverts to a:
Ma6
An diminished triad consists of ________ and _________ intervals.
Mi3 and D5
An diminished triad consists of the following intervals:
Mi3 and Mi3
A Ma3rd inverts to a:
Mi6
Definition of numerator
Number of beats in a measure
A key signature can contain:
Only sharps, only flats
Every chord voicing has its own
Quality
The key signature contains every _______________ in the scale.
accidental
When only notes of the diatonic scale are used, they must be:
accidental free
The quality of the third degree triad in a Harmonic Minor key is:
augmented
Popular music notation is interpreted by reading the ____________ note first
bass
In music theory, roman numeral analysis is written ______________ each chord
below
Augmented, Diminished, Minor and Major are examples of:
chord qualities
Moving from note to note with no greater than a half step is called:
chromatic movement
The quality of the sixth degree triad in a Melodic Minor key is:
diminished
The key signature is placed
directly after the treble and bass clefs
When notes sound the same but are spelled differently they are called _________________________
enharmonic pitches
Popular music notation is found in:
fake books, lead sheets, jazz era songs
The chord voiced in the order using notes G-Bb-Eb is in:
first inversion
Two notes sounding together create:
harmony
