CH 03-04, Harmony, Chords and Scales

A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called a(n)

• Dominant

• Chord

• Tonic

• Upbeat

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called a(n)

• Triad

• Scale

• Chord

• Octave

A triad is

• More than 3 notes sounding at once

• Fewer than 3 notes sounding at once

• 3 alternate pitches sounding at once

• Another name for a scale

The first note of the scale is called the

• Tonic

• Dominant

• Subdominant

• Supertonic

A combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called a

• Consonance

• Dissonance

• Scale

• Tonic

In Western music, the octave is divided into ______ equal intervals.

• 8

• 12

• 7

• 20

The smallest interval in the Western musical system is the

• Octave

• Whole step

• Half step

• Microtone

How many notes make up a pentatonic scale?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

A group of related tones with a common center, or tonic, is called a(n)

• Key

• Dissonance

• Offbeat

• Interval

A sharp (#) is a symbol that _________ a pitch by a half step.

• Raises

• Lowers