Harmonising

Question 1

What are the most common 7th chords used in exam?

Answer 1

2 chord Diminished or minor 7th and Dominant 7 (ii7 V7)

Question 2

What is the makeup of a Dominant 7th in all keys?

Answer 2

Major Triad with a minor 7th above the root

Question 3

What is the makeup of a minor 7th chord?

Answer 3

Minor triad with a minor 7th above the root

Question 4

What is the makeup of a Diminshed minor 7th chord?

Answer 4

Diminished triad with the added 7th being the key root

Question 5

How do you work out the prevailing key and what does prevailing key mean?

Answer 5

Question 6

What is a tricky progression that is sometimes used for prevailing key?

Answer 6

Question 7

Once you work out the Dominant chord of the prevailing key what steps do you take next?

Answer 7

Work out if the tonic following it is major OR minor as it could be both as V7 is dominant chord in both keys.

Question 8

What do you do if your unsure about key and cant find a cadance?

Answer 8

Work out the chrod requested and then work out all the other notes and fit to a scale

Question 9

What are the most common cadences?

Answer 9

Va-Ia/ia

Any chord - Va (I-V and ii/II-V mostly)

IVa- Ia (major and minor but less common than other two)

Question 10

When would your write a second inversion chord in harmonisation question?

Answer 10

In a cadential 6-4 (Ic-Va-Ia)

Question 11

What is a cadential 6-4?

Answer 11

Ic-Va-ia or ic-Va-ia

Question 12

What melody are you looking for to be able to write a 6-4 Cadance?

Answer 12

Mediant - Supertonic - Tonic with the mediant falling on a strong beat

Question 13

Write out each roman numeral chhord number and its relevant fifth

Answer 13

Question 14

Write out the summary of common chord progressions?

Answer 14

Question 15

What is antcipating harmony and how can you use it?

Answer 15

It is when you use different inversions of the same chord but the first chord must be on the strong beat of a bar and the 2nd one falls on a weak beat, dont cross bar lines

Question 16

What are thw rough guidlines for where inversins should be used in a piece?

Answer 16

Question 17

What inversion should a diminished chord be used in?

Answer 17

6-3 first inversion

Question 18

Whats the rules of voice leading in harmony?

Answer 18

Question 19

What are the final rules of inversions when writing in harmony?

Answer 19

Question 20

Whaen shoudl you use V7 and when not?

Answer 20

Use for key change but not for a cadance

Question 21

Whan can you use a second inversion tonic chord?

Answer 21

Question 22

What chord usually comes up before a cadential 6-4?

Answer 22

iib

Question 23

Write the full cadential 6-4 sequence

Answer 23

iib - Ic - Va - Ia

Question 24

Where is chord III/iii often found

Answer 24

Its not often found anywhere but if it is used its usually before th vi in major key or with the relative major diomiannt in a minor key

Question 25

Write out the summary of progressions

Answer 25

Question 26

Where does an added 7th chord usually lead?

Answer 26

To the chord a perfect fifth lower

Question 27

What is a secondary dominant chord commonly used?

Answer 27

A chromaticaly altered ii7 to make II7

Question 28

What will an added 9th chord normally be followed by in the exam?

Answer 28

I chord

Question 29

What chord is a neopolitan 6th usually followed by?

Answer 29

By a dominant chord

Question 30

What is a neopolitan chord made up of?

Answer 30

Major chord formed by moving up half step from tonic

Question 32

What inversion do you normally find N6 chord in?

Answer 32

first inversion 6-3

Question 33

What are the 3 augmented 6th chords and how are they used?

Answer 33

French, italian, German Secondary dominants Fr and Ge 4 note chords Italian 3 note chord Work equally well in major and minor keys

Question 34

How do you easily spot a Ic - Va progression?

Answer 34

Notes in bass line should be the same

Question 35

WHat are the rules when looking to add suspensions?

Answer 35

1. Look for a falling second in voice parts to the alto or tenor 2. Check the note to be suspended makes a disonanve with the new bass (4th, 7th, 9th) 3. check the suspended note is uniqie and not in another voice already 4. ensure the suspension resolves by step DOWN

Question 36

How do you write a changing note?

Answer 36

It consists of a leap and a step in the opposite direction The leap or step can come first Added between 2 chords Rarely added to Soprano Dissonant with rest of chord

Question 37

What note is doubled in an itlain 6th

Answer 37

tonic

Question 38

What is the difference between french and german 6th

Answer 38

french has supertonic german has minor third higher than tonic

Question 39

How do you spot an italin chord?

Answer 39

Simple 3 note chord with accidental and part of a Aug - V - I progression