music theory quiz

root doesn’t move

revoice the chord

roots move by 4th or 5th

CTS or SM by 2nd or 3rd

P5 down SM

down

P5 up SM

up

P4 up SM

down

P4 down SM

up

melody doesn’t move

CTS

roots move by 3rd or 6th

2 CTS

roots move by 2nd or 7th

contrary to bass

deceptive cadence (leading tone in melody)

melody moves up, others move down

deceptive cadence (leading tone not in melody)

contrary motion (not in minor)

iii goes to

vi or IV

vi goes to

ii or IV

IV goes to

ii, V, viiº, or I

ii goes to

V or viiº

V (major) goes to

I or vi

viiº (major) goes to

V or I

I goes to

anything

VII goes to

III

III goes to

VI or iv

VI goes to

iiº or iv

iv goes to

iiº, V, viiº, or i

iiº goes to

V or viiº

V (minor) goes to

i or VI

viiº (minor) goes to

V or i

i goes to

anything

2 and 4 are the

pre-dominant or subdominant

5 and 7 are the

dominant

1 is the

tonic

root position, double

bass

first inversion, double

soprano

second inversion, double

bass

types of 64 chords

cadential, passing, pedal

cadential 64

I64-V-I

passing 64

using 64 chord to make bass move by step instead of leap in and out of 64 chord

pedal 64

bass stays static, other voices move

1st inversion common voicing

root-5th-root or 5th-root-5th, third in bass

for inversions, double whatever note…

results in the best voice leading

when harmonizing melodic lines, get rid of…

iii chords and diminished chords in root position

after getting rid of possible chords,

find path through remaining chords, then come up w/bassline