Music Dictionary - Harmony

Question 1

diatonic

Answer 1

a standard major or minor scale consisting of five tones and two semitones (TTstTTTst)

Question 2

chromatic

Answer 2

scale moving in semitones

Question 3

consonant

Answer 3

Nice and pleasant sounding

Question 4

dissonant

Answer 4

clashes, unpleasant sounding

Question 5

pedal

Answer 5

a continuous sustained note/chord

Question 6

drone

Answer 6

a continuous sustained note (normally I or V) - not a chord

Question 7

cadences

perfect

Answer 7

5-1

has a closed, finished sound

Question 8

cadences

plagal

Answer 8

4 - 1

has an ‘amen’, finished sound, similar to Christian church music

Question 9

cadences

imperfect

Answer 9

[anything] - 5

sounds as though it wants to continue

Question 10

cadences

interrupted

Answer 10

5 - [anything except 1]

an unexpected sound, feels like it should have ended

Question 11

cadences

tierce de Picardie

Answer 11

the use of a major chord at the end of a minor or modal section/peice

Question 12

major chords

Answer 12

1, 4, 5 - using 1st, major 3rd & 5th notes in a major scale

Question 13

minor chords

Answer 13

2, 3, 6 - using 1st, minor 3rd & 5th notes in a major scale

Question 14

dominant sevenths

Answer 14

I7, V7 etc. - adding the 7th note of the scale to the major scale chord