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Chord Substitutions

Test your knowledge on Chord Substitutions, a technique used in music to create harmonic interest and variety.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the most common type of chord substitution?

  1. Tonicization
  2. Modal Interchange
  3. Secondary Dominants
  4. Parallel Chords
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In modal interchange, what is the process of borrowing chords from a parallel scale?

  1. Parallel Substitution
  2. Modal Mixture
  3. Chromatic Mediant
  4. Tritone Substitution
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of a secondary dominant chord?

  1. To create harmonic tension
  2. To resolve to the tonic
  3. To modulate to a new key
  4. To add color and variety to the harmony
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the relationship between parallel chords and their root notes?

  1. They are a whole step apart
  2. They are a half step apart
  3. They are a perfect fourth apart
  4. They are a perfect fifth apart
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of using tritone substitution in chord progressions?

  1. To create a sense of harmonic tension
  2. To modulate to a new key
  3. To add color and variety to the harmony
  4. To create a sense of harmonic resolution
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In chord substitution, what is the term used to describe the temporary introduction of a chord from a different key?

  1. Tonicization
  2. Secondary Dominant
  3. Parallel Substitution
  4. Modal Interchange
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of a diminished chord in chord substitution?

  1. To create harmonic tension
  2. To resolve to the tonic
  3. To modulate to a new key
  4. To add color and variety to the harmony
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In modal interchange, what is the process of borrowing chords from a relative scale?

  1. Parallel Substitution
  2. Modal Mixture
  3. Chromatic Mediant
  4. Relative Substitution
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the relationship between a secondary dominant chord and its resolution?

  1. It resolves to the tonic
  2. It resolves to the subdominant
  3. It resolves to the dominant
  4. It resolves to a non-tonic chord
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe the substitution of a dominant chord with a chord that has a tritone relationship with the dominant's root?

  1. Tonicization
  2. Secondary Dominant
  3. Parallel Substitution
  4. Tritone Substitution
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In chord substitution, what is the purpose of using a parallel chord?

  1. To create harmonic tension
  2. To resolve to the tonic
  3. To modulate to a new key
  4. To add color and variety to the harmony
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the relationship between a tritone substitution chord and its resolution?

  1. It resolves to the tonic
  2. It resolves to the subdominant
  3. It resolves to the dominant
  4. It resolves to a non-tonic chord
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In chord substitution, what is the term used to describe the temporary introduction of a chord from a relative scale?

  1. Tonicization
  2. Secondary Dominant
  3. Parallel Substitution
  4. Relative Substitution
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of using a chromatic mediant chord in chord substitution?

  1. To create harmonic tension
  2. To resolve to the tonic
  3. To modulate to a new key
  4. To add color and variety to the harmony
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