How Music Works - Harmony

How many separate major triads are there?

12

Western harmony began separating off from other world musics around what century?

12th

How many sounds can each string on a harp have when plucked but you can't always hear them?

2, 3 or 4

What type of chords are the foundation of Western harmony?

3 note chords

What is a triad made up of?

3 notes

Each note in a melody has a possible how many chords to which is belongs?

6

What can a triad be built on?

Any note

What is the life blood of all Western harmony?

Chord progressions

What is a self perpetuating note that is used with bagpipes and a lot of the world's folk music?

Drone

What are hidden notes that are used to help create hierarchies in notes and chords called?

Harmonics

What has been constructed over centuries of human endeavor and has allowed composers to manipulate our emotions?

Harmony

What is the tensional coming together of 2 or more sounds for a pleasant effect?

Harmony

What means many voices?

Polyphony

What type of movement from chord to chord could be random but won't sound pretty?

Progressive

Every single note has a series of harmonics in it but the human ear can only hear how many?

The first 3 or 4

How does the minor triad differ from the major triad?

The middle tone is a half step lower in pitch

What is the basic chord known as?

Triad

In what type of music is harmony turning the collision of notes into a deliberate and complex structure of its own?

Western Music