Music Theory Exam I

Root Position Inversion

no indication needed; root (tonic) in bass; (5/3); bass is doubled

First Inversion 

3rd note in bass; 6/3 or 6; any note can be doubled 

Second Inversion

5th note in bass; 6/4; typically the 5th is doubled

Root Position Seventh Chord

root (tonic) in bass; 7/5/3 (7)

First Inversion Seventh Chord

3rd note in the bass; 6/5/3 (6/5)

Second Inversion Seventh Chord

5th note in the bass; 6/4/3 (4/3)

Third Inversion Seventh Chord

7th note in the bass 6/4/2 (4/2)

Soprano Range 

low C to high 

Alto Range 

low G to mid D

Tenor Range

mid C to high G

Bass Range

low E to high C

Major Scale Pattern

all scale notes are respective to the written key signature; W–W–S–W–W–W–S; 7 in scale is called the leading tone 

Natural Minor Scale Pattern 

all scale notes are respective to written key (relative minor) or written in with an accidental; flat the 3rd the 5th and the 6th; 7 in scale is called the subtonic; W—S—W—W—S—W—W

Melodic Minor Scale Pattern

minor scale that raises the 6th and 7th notes in ascending (7th becomes leading tone) and lowers them in descending (7th becomes subtonic); W—S—W—W—W—W—S

Harmonic Minor Scale Pattern

minor scale that raises the 7th in the scale; the 7th becomes a leading tone; W—S—W—W—S—A2—S

Diminished Triad Interval

m3/m3

Minor Triad Interval

m3/M3

Major Triad Interval

M3/m3

Augmented Triad Interval

M3/M3