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.
The five seventh chord qualities
Why vii°7 needs harmonic minor
Close vs open spacing
Inversion by ear
Chord quality by ear
Spelling a chord from a Roman numeral
Accidentals in figured bass
Triad inversions and figures
The four legal six-four chords
Seventh chord inversions and figures
Triad construction
Roman numeral conventions
Short answer 1. Define or explain: Half-diminished vs fully diminished
3 ptsShort answer 2. Define or explain: Cadential six-four in context
3 ptsShort answer 3. Define or explain: Doubling in root position
3 ptsShort answer 4. Define or explain: Doubling in second inversion
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.