Result of tones being put together

How would you make a 7th chord?

Add a 3rd over the 5th scale interval

What is root position?

Chord in which the tonic/ root is the bottom note

What is 2nd inversion?

When the 5th of a triad is the bottom note

A series of 3 or more notes played at the same time

What is 1st Inversion?

When the 3rd of a triad is the bottom note

What does the + next to a capital roman numeral mean?

Augmented Triad in Harmonic or Melodic Minor Scale

What would make a chord diminished?

Flat the major 3rd and major 5th

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1
What is harmony?
Result of tones being put together
A song
A melody
A single note being played
2
How would you make a 7th chord?
Add a 3rd over the root of a scale
Add a 7th over the 5th scale interval
add a 7th over the 6th of a scale interval
Add a 3rd over the 5th scale interval
3
What is root position?
Chord in which 4th is the bottom note
Chord in which dominant 7th is the bottom note
Chord in which the major 3rd is the bottom note
Chord in which the tonic/ root is the bottom note
4
What note intervals are in a major triad?
1 - 3 - 5
2 - 4 - 6
1 -5 -7
1 - 4 - 6
5
How would you spell out an f major triad
f-a-c
c-g-b
a-b-c
a-d-f
6
What is 2nd inversion?
When the 3rd of a triad is the bottom note
When the 2nd of a triad is the bottom note
When the 2nd of a triad is the top note
When the 5th of a triad is the bottom note
7
What does a capital roman numeral represent?
Major Triad
Augmented Triad
Minor Triad
Diminished Triad
8
Define a Chord
A series of 2 of more notes played at different times
A series of 3 or more notes played at different times
A series of 2 or more notes played at the same time
A series of 3 or more notes played at the same time
9
What is 1st Inversion?
When the 3rd of a triad is the top note
When the 4th of a triad is the bottom note
When the 3rd of a triad is the bottom note
When the root of a triad is the bottom note
10
When did harmony develop?
Renaissance Period
Baroque Peiod
Classical Period
Contemporary Peiod
11
What does the + next to a capital roman numeral mean?
Minor Triad in Harmonic or Melodic Minor Scale
Major Triad in Harmonic or Melodic Minor Scale
Diminished Triad in Harmonic or Melodic Minor Scale
Augmented Triad in Harmonic or Melodic Minor Scale
12
What makes a dominant 7th chord?
Minor triad with raised 5th
Minor triad with flat 7th
Major triad with raised 5th
Major triad with flat 7th
13
What makes a triad minor?
Flat the Major 3rd
Flat the root
Raise the Major 3rd
Raise the Perfect 5th
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What would make a chord diminished?
Flat the major third and flat the 7th
Raise the Mmajor 3rd and flat the perfect 5th
Raise the major 3rd and perfect 5th
Flat the major 3rd and major 5th

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