Harmony Vocabulary

The following chord progression is an example of what?

• Secondary Dominant

• Circle of Fifths

• Root Position Chords

• Parallel Harmony

What is the relative minor?

• The minor key with the same tonal centre (Bb Major - Bb Minor)

• A key that shares the same key signature but a different tonal centre (G Major - E Minor)

The parallel (tonic) minor is what?

• A minor key sharing the same tonal centre as its major counterpart. (Eb Minor - Eb Major)

• A series of dominant seventh chords

• A minor key sharing the same key signature but a different tonal centre

What inversion is this chord in?

• Root position

• First inversion

• Second inversion

• Third inversion

A minor substitute is...

• ... a minor seventh chord?

• ... a minor chord when a major chord is expected?

• ... one or two chords are swapped?

What is a sus chord?

• When the fourth degree of a scale is added to a chord which later resolves down to the third

• When you hold the piano sustain pedal down

• When you hold a chord for more than 8 beats

What degree of the scale is the subdominant?

• I

• iii

• IV

• vii

The primary chords are?

• I, ii and iii

• I, V and vi

• ii, IV and V

• I, IV and V

A diminished 7th chord is made up of which interval?

• Major third

• Minor third

• Tritone (Aug4)

• Perfect 8ve

An imperfect cadence goes from which chord to which chord?

• V-I

• IV-I

• I-V

• V-vi