Music Theory Answers - Mrhs Bands (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Music Theory Answers - Mrhs Bands Page 2

The fifth note of the tonic scale is called the Dominant

The bottom note of a chord or first note of a scale that a chord is based on is called the Root or Tonic

Three note chords are called Triads and are built using a Root, third, fifth.

A tonic chord is built using the Root, third and fifth of the tonic scale.

Tonic chords are labeled with uppercase Roman numeral I

Chords are most commonly built using what intervals? major and minor thirds

How a chord or a scale sounds is defined as quality

There are five qualities of chords and scales: Major, Minor, Half Diminished, Diminished, and

Augmented. What two common chord qualities have we discussed? Major and Minor

Dominant Chords are built from which scale degrees of the tonic scale? 5, 7, 2

Subdominant Chords are built from which scale degrees of the tonic scale? 4, 6, 8(1)

Subdominant chords are labeled with IV

Dominant chords are labeled with V

When we play our chord warm-ups in class, what chord progression are we using? IV-V-I

Be sure to study Scale and Chord Related Theory on the back page of your band book. This

information will be included on the quiz.

Use the staff below to practicing writing out a C Major and a C harmonic minor scale using the

appropriate clef for your instrument. Write out the tonic, subdominant and dominant chords after the

scales. Use quarter notes for the scale and whole notes for the chords. Label all scale degrees with

numbers and all chords with appropriate case roman numerals. Be sure to use the correct key signature

and appropriate accidentals for the minor scales and chords.

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