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