How Good is Your Harmony? - Music Theory
TLDRThis transcript describes a harmony quiz, containing 10 questions that test musical theory knowledge. After playing the harmony piece, questions cover identifying musical properties like key signature, chord types, various note types, and complex chords. Answers walk through identifiable elements like passing notes, cadences, seventh chords, and colorful chords like Neapolitan and augmented sixths. It offers a fun self-assessment, directing further learning for less knowledgeable viewers.
Takeaways
- ๐ This is a harmony quiz with 10 questions to test your knowledge
- ๐ The piece is played first so you can listen and follow along
- ๐ฎ The final chord is different than expected - it uses a Tierce de Picardie
- ๐ Identify examples of passing notes, auxiliary notes, and anticipatory notes
- โจ๏ธ Find a 7th chord and a diminished 7th chord within the key
- ๐ต Identify the Neapolitan chord built on the flatted 2nd degree
- ๐ An augmented 6th chord is used - specifically a German 6th
- ๐ต The quiz tests your knowledge of some more advanced harmonic concepts
- ๐ Check out the advanced theory films for more info and quiz answers
- ๐น You could play/listen to hear how some of these colorful chords sound
Q & A
What is the key that the piece of music is in?
-The piece is in the key of E minor. There is one sharp in the key signature which indicates either G major or E minor, and other clues in the music confirm it is in E minor.
What do you notice about the final chord?
-The final chord is an E major chord instead of E minor, which is the key the piece is in. This is an example of a technique called a 'tierce de picardie'.
What type of cadence does the music end with?
-The music ends with a perfect cadence, going from chord V7 to chord I, with the E major chord at the end instead of E minor.
Can you provide an example of a passing note in the music?
-There are a few passing notes. One example is the F-sharp in the soprano moving stepwise between the G and E which belong to the E minor chord.
Where is there an example of an auxiliary note?
-One example is the C-sharp after the D-sharp in the alto line. The D-sharp belongs to the chord and the C-sharp temporarily moves down a step before returning to the D-sharp.
Can you show an anticipatory note?
-The C in the soprano anticipating the next C is an example of an anticipatory note. The first C does not belong to the chord, but it comes before the second C which does.
Where is a seventh chord found within the key?
-The V7d chord (a V7 chord in its last inversion with the seventh in the bass) is an example of a seventh chord in the key of E minor. The other V7 chord is also a seventh chord in the key.
What diminished seventh chord is used?
-The diminished seventh chord contains G-sharp, F-natural, B and D. This unique chord adds color and interest.
What is the Neapolitan chord and where is it found?
-The Neapolitan chord is built on the lowered second degree of the scale, so in E minor the F-sharp is lowered to F-natural. The Neapolitan chord of F, A, C occurs in first inversion.
What type of augmented sixth chord is used?
-The augmented sixth chord that occurs is specifically a German sixth chord, containing the notes C, E, G and A-sharp.
Outlines
๐ The harmony quiz - Questions and musical concepts introduced
The first paragraph introduces a harmony quiz with 10 questions to test the viewer's knowledge. It previews several advanced musical concepts that will be covered, including passing notes, auxiliary notes, anticipatory notes, seventh chords, diminished seventh chords, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords. The quiz is meant to assess the viewer's understanding of these concepts in the context of a piece of music in the key of E minor.
๐ Answering the harmony quiz questions with musical examples
The second paragraph provides detailed answers to each of the 10 harmony quiz questions. For each question, specific musical examples are identified from the sheet music to illustrate concepts like passing notes, auxiliary notes, seventh chords, and augmented sixth chords. The goal is to check the viewer's ability to identify and understand these advanced harmonic devices within the provided musical example in the key of E minor.
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Keywords
๐กHarmony
๐กCadence
๐กPassing note
๐กAuxiliary note
๐กAnticipatory note
๐กSeventh chord
๐กDiminished seventh chord
๐กNeapolitan chord
๐กAugmented sixth chord
๐กTierce de Picardie
Highlights
This harmony quiz has 10 questions to test your knowledge
The piece is in the key of E minor, indicated by 1 sharp and chords centered on E
The final chord is an E major instead of E minor, called a tierce de picardie
The final cadence is a perfect cadence, going from chord V7 to chord I
Examples of passing notes are the F# in the soprano and A in the alto
An example of a lower auxiliary note is the C# in the tenor
The D in the alto is an example of an upper auxiliary note
The C in the soprano anticipates the next C in the chord
A V7d chord (with 7th in bass) and V7 chord are examples of 7th chords
A diminished 7th chord appears with G#, F, B, D
The Neapolitan chord is an F major built on the flatted 2nd degree
The final augmented 6th chord is a German sixth
Advanced theory films cover these chord concepts in more detail
Playing and listening helps internalize these colorful chords
This quiz tests your knowledge of chromatic harmony
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