Which term describes a chord that is built on the seventh degree of a major or natural minor scale?
Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Leading tone chord
Mediant chord
Correct Answer :
C. Leading tone chord
Related Questions
In a major key, which scale degree is the leading tone?
7th
1st
5th
4th
What is the term for a note that is held for its full value, or longer than its written duration, before the next note is played?
Dotted note
Whole note
Tied note
Double whole note
Which term refers to a scale that contains a combination of whole and half steps, but does not follow a major or natural minor pattern?
Chromatic scale
Pentatonic scale
Whole tone scale
Blues scale
What is the symbol for a half step above a note in Western music notation?
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b
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In music theory, what does contrapuntal refer to?
The combination of melodies to form harmony
The arrangement of chords within a progression
The study of rhythmic patterns
The use of accidentals to alter pitches
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 musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between the main note and the note above it?
Appoggiatura
Turn
Trill
Mordent
Which term describes a chord that is built on the fourth degree of a major or natural minor scale?
Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Tonic chord
Mediant chord
Which term describes the technique of using the fingers to pluck the strings on a stringed instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Staccato
Tremolo
Which term refers to the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in a piece of music?
Range
Octave
Scale
Interval
Which term refers to the technique of playing a wind instrument without using any valves or keys to change the pitch?
Harmonic
Glissando
Mute
Natural
What is the term for a chord progression that moves in a series of descending thirds or ascending sixths?
Chromatic progression
Circle of fifths progression
Diatonic progression
Retrogression
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
What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?
Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
What is the term for a musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Fermata
Which term describes a chord that is built on the seventh degree of a major or natural minor scale?
Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Leading tone chord
Mediant chord
Which term refers to a chord that contains the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale with an augmented fifth?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
In music theory, what does counterpoint refer to?
The combination of melodies to form harmony
The use of accidentals to alter pitches
The arrangement of chords within a progression
The study of rhythmic patterns
What is the term for a gradual decrease in loudness in a piece of music?
Diminuendo
Fortissimo
Pianissimo
Crescendo
In musical notation, what is the term for a curved line connecting two or more different pitches that are to be played legato?
Slur
Tie
Crescendo
Accent
Which term describes a chord that contains the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale with a raised fifth?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
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 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 note that is not part of the key signature and is altered by a sharp, flat, or natural sign?
Accidental
Enharmonic
Chromatic
Tonic
What is the term for the process of altering a chord by adding an additional note not found in the original triad?
Inversion
Extension
Suspension
Embellishment
In music notation, what does the term crescendo indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
Which term describes the speed at which a piece of music is performed?
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Meter
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
What is the term for the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord?
Harmony
Melody
Counterpoint
Rhythm