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Chord Neighboring Tones

Test your knowledge of chord neighboring tones, which are non-chord tones that are adjacent to chord tones.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that is above a chord tone?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. escape tone
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that is below a chord tone?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. escape tone
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that moves from a chord tone to a non-chord tone and then back to the chord tone?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. escape tone
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that moves from a non-chord tone to a chord tone?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. escape tone
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of neighboring tone?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. appoggiatura
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of a neighboring tone?

  1. to add tension to a chord
  2. to resolve tension in a chord
  3. to create a sense of movement in a melody
  4. all of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which musical period were neighboring tones first used extensively?

  1. Baroque
  2. Classical
  3. Romantic
  4. 20th century
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following composers is known for their use of neighboring tones?

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. Ludwig van Beethoven
  4. Claude Debussy
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the interval between a chord tone and a neighboring tone?

  1. one step
  2. two steps
  3. three steps
  4. four steps
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a neighboring tone?

  1. C-D-E
  2. C-E-G
  3. C-F-G
  4. C-G-B
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that is approached by leap?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. escape tone
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of an escape tone?

  1. C-D-E
  2. C-E-G
  3. C-F-G
  4. C-G-B
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a neighboring tone that is approached by step and then resolved by leap?

  1. upper neighbor
  2. lower neighbor
  3. passing tone
  4. appoggiatura
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of an appoggiatura?

  1. C-D-E
  2. C-E-G
  3. C-F-G
  4. C-G-B
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of a neighboring tone?

  1. to add tension to a chord
  2. to resolve tension in a chord
  3. to create a sense of movement in a melody
  4. to create a sense of dissonance
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