Harmony & Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions & Predominant Function 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.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 18 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 5, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 31 min 28 points0/17 attempted

Harmonic rhythm

Chord progression checklist

Harmonizing a bass line

Modulation by pivot chord

Harmonizing a soprano line

Pedal point

The predominant chords

Why ii6 rather than ii in minor

Incomplete chords

Passing chords

iii and its rarity

vi as tonic substitute

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Circle-of-fifths progression

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Voice leading with seventh chords

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Roman numeral analysis of a score

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Neighbor chords

3 pts

Free response

4 pts

Written Harmonic Analysis. The progression below is in G major and runs seven chords across four measures, two chords per measure in measures 1 to 3 and one chord in measure 4. Bass: G2 — C3 — D3 — E3 — C3 — D3 — G2. Soprano: D4 — E4 — F-sharp 4 — G4 — A4 — F-sharp 4 — B4.

Give a Roman numeral with inversion for each of the seven chords.

Identify the inversion of the fifth chord and give its figured-bass symbol.

Name the harmonic event at chords 3 to 4 and explain why the phrase does not close there.

Name the cadence formed by the last two chords and justify why it is that type rather than the other authentic cadence.