Harmony in Music: Master Chords and Enhance Your Music Skills

Question 1

Which of the following is a primary factor that influences the choice of chords in a musical composition?

Accepted Answer

The composer's intent and the musical context

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The skill level of the performers

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The length of the composition

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The number of instruments available

Question 2

Which interval is considered a dissonant interval?

Accepted Answer

Tritone

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Minor seventh

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Major third

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Perfect fourth

Question 3

What are the three chords that form an authentic cadence?

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Tonic, dominant, tonic

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Tonic, subdominant, tonic

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Dominant, subdominant, tonic

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Tonic, dominant, subdominant

Question 4

Which of the following is a type of seventh chord?

Accepted Answer

Half-diminished seventh

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Major seventh

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Diminished half

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Minor seventh

Question 5

In which inversion is the third of a triad chord in the bass?

Accepted Answer

Second inversion

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There is no inversion where the third is in the bass

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First inversion

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Root position

Question 6

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the strength of a chord?

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Number of notes

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Type of chord

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Position in the progression

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Intervallic structure

Question 7

What is the traditional resolution of a Neapolitan sixth chord?

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Major tonic

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Half diminished seventh

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Dominant seventh

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Minor tonic

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a type of triad chord?

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Diminished sixth

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Augmented

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Minor

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Major

Question 9

What is the root of the chord C major 7?

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C

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E

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G

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B

Question 10

Which of the following progressions creates a sense of resolution?

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I - IV - V

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V - III - vi

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II - vi - IV

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I - IV - II

Question 11

Which of the following intervals creates a consonant sound?

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Major third

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Minor sixth

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Tritone

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Minor second

Question 12

What is the difference between parallel and contrary motion?

Accepted Answer

In parallel motion, both voices move in the same direction; in contrary motion, they move in opposite directions.

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In parallel motion, both voices move in opposite directions; in contrary motion, they move in the same direction.

Question 13

What is the purpose of a fermata in a musical score?

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To indicate a sustained note or chord

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To mark the end of a section

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To create a syncopated rhythm

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To indicate a sudden change in tempo

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a harmonic progression?

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Symmetrical arrangement

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Linear movement

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Functional relationships

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Tonal center

Question 15

What is the difference between consonance and dissonance?

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Consonant intervals sound stable and pleasing; dissonant intervals create tension and require resolution.

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Consonant intervals occur when two notes are close together in pitch; dissonant intervals occur when two notes are far apart in pitch.

Question 16

A major chord is built using which intervals?

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Root, major third, perfect fifth

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Root, minor third, perfect fifth

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Root, major third, minor fifth

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Root, minor third, minor fifth

Question 17

What is the inversion of a chord?

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A chord where the root note is not the lowest note

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A chord with a diminished fifth

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A chord with an added seventh

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A chord with a suspended fourth

Question 18

Which chord progression is typically used to create a sense of resolution?

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V - I

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I - IV - V

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IV - V - I

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I - V - VI

Question 19

What is the function of a dominant chord in a key?

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To create tension and a sense of anticipation for the tonic chord

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To create a sense of melancholy

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To provide a stable harmonic foundation

Question 20

Which chord is most likely to follow a major chord in a simple progression?

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Minor chord

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Augmented chord

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Diminished chord

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Another major chord

Question 21

What is the difference between a major and a minor chord?

Accepted Answer

The third interval is a major third in a major chord and a minor third in a minor chord

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The root note is different

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The fifth interval is different

Question 22

A major scale has how many major chords?

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3

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2

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5

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4

Question 23

What is a cadence?

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A chord progression that concludes a musical phrase or section

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A repeated pattern of chords

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A single chord that provides a harmonic resolution

Question 24

Which chord is often used to create a sense of surprise or unexpected change in a progression?

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Augmented chord

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Minor chord

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Major chord

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Diminished chord

Question 25

In a C major key, what is the key signature for the relative minor key?

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A minor

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G minor

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D minor

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F minor