Music Fundamentals III: Triads & Seventh Chords unit test
A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.
Accidentals in figured bass
Doubling in second inversion
Half-diminished vs fully diminished
Doubling in root position
Close vs open spacing
Chord quality by ear
Figured bass realization order
Seventh chord inversions and figures
Doubling in first inversion
Roman numeral conventions
Spelling a chord from a Roman numeral
Triad inversions and figures
Short answer 1. Define or explain: The four legal six-four chords
3 ptsShort answer 2. Define or explain: Cadential six-four in context
3 ptsShort answer 3. Define or explain: Why vii°7 needs harmonic minor
3 ptsShort answer 4. Define or explain: Triad construction
3 ptsFree response
7 ptsAnswer each of the following.
Spell the triad built on the fourth scale degree of B-flat major and identify its quality.
Spell the fully diminished seventh chord built on C-sharp.
Give the figured-bass symbols for a triad in first inversion and a triad in second inversion.
In C major, a bass note B carries the figures 6/5. Identify all four chord members, name the chord in root position, and give its Roman numeral with inversion.
Identify the quality of the seventh chord built on the leading tone in a minor key using the harmonic minor scale.
Explain the difference between a half-diminished seventh chord and a fully diminished seventh chord.
In C major, spell the seventh chord built on the second scale degree and identify its quality.