What is the term for a chord progression that uses chords borrowed from a parallel major or minor key?
Modal progression
Chromatic progression
Borrowed chords
Tonicization
Correct Answer :
C. Borrowed chords
Related Questions
What is the term for a chord in which the third note is lowered by a half step?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
What is the term for a musical scale that is made up of whole steps only?
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
Major scale
Pentatonic scale
What is the term for a musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Fermata
Which term refers to the technique of using the bow to play individual notes on a stringed instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Staccato
Arco
What is the term for a chord that is made up of the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale?
Major chord
Minor chord
Diminished chord
Augmented chord
Which term describes a gradual slowing down of tempo in a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Presto
In a minor scale, what is the pattern of whole steps and half steps between the notes?
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
W-W-H-W-H-W-W
Which term describes the organization of beats into groups of two or four in a measure?
Meter
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
In musical notation, what does the term fermata indicate?
A note to be played with emphasis
A note to be played softly
A note to be sustained longer than its value
A note to be played staccato
What is the term for a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between the main note and the note above it?
Appoggiatura
Turn
Trill
Mordent
Which term refers to a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
What is the term for a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?
Tremolo
Vibrato
Trill
Glissando
Which term describes the technique of playing two or more notes simultaneously on a string instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Arpeggio
Double stop
In musical notation, what does the term accent indicate?
A note to be played with emphasis
A note to be played softly
A note to be sustained longer than its value
A note to be played staccato
Which term refers to the technique of alternating between playing with the bow and plucking the strings on a stringed instrument?
Tremolo
Pizzicato
Col legno
Arco
Which term refers to the technique of plucking the strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers, rather than using a bow?
Arpeggio
Pizzicato
Tremolo
Glissando
What is the term for a series of chords that provide the harmonic structure for a piece of music?
Cadence
Chord progression
Arpeggio
Counterpoint
Which term is used to describe the distance between two pitches that share the same letter name?
Chromatic interval
Diatonic interval
Enharmonic interval
Tonal interval
What is the term for a chord consisting of the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale?
Dominant seventh chord
Major seventh chord
Minor seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Which term refers to the musical technique of gradually increasing the speed of a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Adagio
What is the term for a note or chord that is played softly and with a light touch?
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Mezzo forte
Pizzicato
In a major key, which scale degree is the leading tone?
7th
1st
5th
4th
Which clef is typically used for high-pitched instruments like the violin?
Bass clef
Alto clef
Treble clef
Tenor clef
In music theory, what does ritenuto (rit.) indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
What is the term for a technique where a performer gradually decreases the volume of a sustained note or chord?
Decrescendo
Ritardando
Staccato
Sforzando
Which term refers to a type of articulation where notes are played smoothly and connected?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Pizzicato
Which term describes a note or chord that is sustained for an extended period of time?
Staccato
Legato
Fermata
Accent
In musical notation, what does the term glissando indicate?
A gradual increase in loudness
A rapid alternation between two notes
A rapid slide between two pitches
A sudden, loud accent
What is the term for a chord that contains the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale with a lowered seventh?
Minor seventh chord
Major seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord