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Harmony & Tonality GCSE Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Modal

b)

Major

c)

Minor

2.

The 12-tone system is found in which period?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

20th Century

3.

Extended chords are often found in which musical style?

a)

Expressionism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Baroque

4.

A perfect cadence is the movement between which two chords?

a)

V-I

b)

I-V

c)

V-vi

5.

Which of the following cadences is NOT an imperfect cadence?

a)

I-V

b)

II-V

c)

I-IV

6.

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

a)

Tonic and dominant

b)

Tonic and subdominant

c)

Tonic and supertonic

7.

What is a ground bass?

a)

A repeating bass line

b)

A musical instrument

c)

A long held note in the bass line

8.

What is a dissonance?

a)

A diatonic chord

b)

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

c)

When the notes sound good together

9.

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

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

Renaissance

10.

What are the three primary chords?

a)

I, IV and V

b)

I, V and VI

c)

II, VI and VII