Harmony & Tonality GCSE Music

Listen to the piece of music. What is the tonality of the music at the beginning? Major Minor or Modal

• Modal

• Major

• Minor

The 12-tone system is found in which period?

• Baroque

• Romantic

• 20th Century

Extended chords are often found in which musical style?

• Expressionism

• Impressionism

• Baroque

A perfect cadence is the movement between which two chords?

• V-I

• I-V

• V-vi

Which of the following cadences is NOT an imperfect cadence?

• I-V

• II-V

• I-IV

Which two chords were the most important in the Classical period?

• Tonic and dominant

• Tonic and subdominant

• Tonic and supertonic

What is a ground bass?

• A repeating bass line

• A musical instrument

• A long held note in the bass line

What is a dissonance?

• A diatonic chord

• A chord which contains notes that do not belong to the chord

• When the notes sound good together

False relations can be found frequently in which period of music?

• Baroque

• Romantic

• Renaissance

What are the three primary chords?

• I, IV and V

• I, V and VI

• II, VI and VII