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How should the chordal seventh be approached?
By step or common tone.
How should the chordal seventh resolve?
Down by step.
What is an exception to the chordal seventh resolution rule?
Suspensions or I-V4/3-I6.
What voice leading errors should be avoided?
Parallel octaves, fifths, and unisons.
How should the leading tone resolve?
Up to the tonic.
What is the best approach to the chordal seventh?
By step
What is a last resort approach to the chordal seventh?
Descending leap of a third
What is the consequence of incorrect chordal seventh resolution?
Major Error (0 points)
What is the consequence of parallel octaves/fifths?
Major Error (0 points)
What is the consequence of too many leaps in voice leading?
Minor Error (-1 point)
What is a chordal seventh?
The note a seventh above the root of a chord.
What is a tendency tone?
A note that has a strong pull towards resolution, like the chordal seventh or leading tone.
Define dissonance in music.
A combination of notes that sounds unstable and creates a need for resolution.
What does 'resolution' mean in harmony?
The movement from a dissonant chord to a consonant chord.
Define parallel octaves.
Two voices moving in parallel motion, separated by an octave.
Define parallel fifths.
Two voices moving in parallel motion, separated by a perfect fifth.
What is an uncharacteristic leap?
A leap that is not commonly used in voice leading, such as an augmented second or a leap larger than a fifth.
What is a suspension?
A note from a previous chord that is held over into the next chord, creating dissonance.
Define overlapping voices.
When one voice moves higher than the previous note of a higher voice, or lower than the previous note of a lower voice.
What are hidden octaves?
Outer voices leap in the same direction to an octave.
What notes make up a V7 chord in C Major?
G, B, D, F
What notes make up a vi chord in A Major?
F#, A, C#
What notes make up a I6 chord in C Major?
C, E, G (E in the bass)
What notes make up a IV chord in A Major?
D, F#, A
What notes make up a vii° chord in A Major?
G#, B, D
What notes make up a I chord in C Major?
C, E, G
What notes make up a V chord in C Major?
G, B, D
What notes make up a IV chord in C Major?
F, A, C
What notes make up a vi chord in C Major?
A, C, E
What notes make up a V7 chord in A Major?
E, G#, B, D