week 10

Question 1

root position

Answer 1

the root of the triad is the bottom voice

Question 2

1st inversion

Answer 2

the 3rd of the triad is on the bottom voice

Question 3

2nd inversion

Answer 3

the 5th of the triad is in the bottom voice

Question 4

voicing

Answer 4

position of the notes in a chord; soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Question 5

spacing

Answer 5

distance between the voices of a chord

Question 6

closed spacing

Answer 6

no chord tones are skipped in the voicing from bass up to soprano

Question 7

open spacing

Answer 7

chord tones are skipped/out of order in spacing from bass up to soprano

Question 8

accompaniment

Answer 8

harmony put to a melody

Question 9

held chords

Answer 9

hold the chord underneath the melody until the chord changes

Question 10

repeated chords

Answer 10

repeat the same chord underneath the melody until the next chord change

Question 11

arpeggio

Answer 11

broken chord, play notes of chord individually until next chord change

Question 12

inverted chord

Answer 12

a chord where the root is not the bottom note