Chapter 3

Question 1

Harmony

Answer 1

combination of sounds / how notes or pitches sound together

melody is horizontal whereas harmony is vertical

Question 2

Chord

Answer 2

3 or more pitches sounded together - creates single harmony

Question 3

Octave

Answer 3

interval spanning 8 notes

Question 4

Triad

Answer 4

chord type - combines 3 pitches built on alternate notes of the scale

Question 5

Scale

Answer 5

series of pitches in ascending or descending order

Question 6

Major scale

Answer 6

scale with 7 different pitches that make a pattern of whole and half steps - 3rd degree raised half a step

Question 7

Minor scale

Answer 7

scale with 7 different pitches that make whole and half steps - third degree lowered half a step

Question 8

Tonic

Answer 8

first note of the scale

Question 9

Dissonance

Answer 9

unstable combination of tones

Question 10

Consonance

Answer 10

resolution of a dissonance, prdouces stable sound

Question 11

Tonality

Answer 11

principle organization around a central note (the tonic)

Question 12

Drone

Answer 12

single sustained pitch