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GCSE Chords, Harmony, and Tonality Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for two or more notes sounding together?

a)

Texture

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Melody

2.

What is the term for a chord of three notes?

a)

Quartet

b)

Octave

c)

Duet

d)

Triad

3.

Choose the 2 definitions for chords where all the notes are played separately

a)

Broken Chords

b)

Block Chords

c)

Arpeggio

d)

Parmigiano

4.

What is the chord built on the first note of the scale called?

a)

Dominant

b)

Subdominant

c)

Tonic

d)

Diminished

5.

When a seventh is added to a chord, what is it called?

a)

Major chord

b)

Minor chord

c)

Seventh chord

d)

Diminished chord

6.

What is a concord in terms of chords?

a)

A chord with an unsettled feel

b)

A chord with clashing notes

c)

A chord with all notes agreeing

7.

What is formed by two chords at the end of a passage of music?

a)

Harmony

b)

Rhythm

c)

Melody

d)

Cadence

8.

Which type of cadence sounds as though the music has come to a strong finish?

a)

Interrupted cadence

b)

Perfect cadence

c)

Imperfect cadence

d)

Plagal cadence

9.

Which type of cadence sounds as though the music has come to a soft finish?

a)

Interrupted cadence

b)

Perfect cadence

c)

Imperfect cadence

d)

Plagal cadence

10.

Which type of cadence sounds as though the music stays the same but has not finished.

a)

Interrupted cadence

b)

Perfect cadence

c)

Imperfect cadence

d)

Plagal cadence

11.

Which type of cadence sounds as though the music changes and has not finished.

a)

Interrupted cadence

b)

Perfect cadence

c)

Imperfect cadence

d)

Plagal cadence

12.

When a piece of music changes key, what is it said to do?

a)

Harmonize

b)

Modulate

c)

Transpose

d)

Syncopate

13.

What is a drone in terms of music?

a)

A mode in folk music

b)

A repeated chord throughout a passage of music

c)

A single note held in the bass

d)

A change in key

14.

What term best describes when chords are played all at once

a)

Block chords

b)

Broken chords

c)

Brittle chords

d)

Beautiful chords

15.

What is the character of a piece of music related to its key centre or tonality?

a)

Tonal music

b)

Modal music

c)

All of the above

d)

Atonal music

16.

Which keys are most closely related to the tonic?

a)

Dominant, Subdominant, Relative minor

b)

Submediant, Supertonic, Leading tone

c)

Mediant, Subtonic, Parallel major

d)

Dominant, Subdominant, Relative minor or major

17.

What kind of chord generally sounds more positive

a)

Minor

b)

Major

c)

Augmented

d)

Diminished

18.

What kind of chord generally sounds more negative

a)

Minor

b)

Major

c)

Augmented

d)

Diminished

19.

What type of chords are played by guitar and only consist of two notes

a)

Radical Chords

b)

Awesome Chords

c)

Power Chords

d)

Strumming Chords