Contemporary Harmony
This quiz will test your knowledge of contemporary harmony, including concepts such as extended chords, modal interchange, and chromaticism.
Questions
What is the most common type of extended chord used in contemporary harmony?
- Seventh chords
- Ninth chords
- Eleventh chords
- Thirteenth chords
What is modal interchange?
- The use of chords from one scale in the context of another scale
- The use of chromatic notes to create tension and release
- The use of extended chords to create a more complex sound
- The use of dissonance to create a sense of instability
What is chromaticism?
- The use of chords from one scale in the context of another scale
- The use of chromatic notes to create tension and release
- The use of extended chords to create a more complex sound
- The use of dissonance to create a sense of instability
What is the most common type of chromaticism used in contemporary harmony?
- Chromatic passing tones
- Chromatic neighbor tones
- Chromatic mediants
- Chromatic alterations
What is the most common type of chromatic alteration used in contemporary harmony?
- Sharp alterations
- Flat alterations
- Natural alterations
- Double alterations
What is the most common type of dissonance used in contemporary harmony?
- Major sevenths
- Minor sevenths
- Tritones
- Ninths
What is the most common way to resolve dissonance in contemporary harmony?
- Stepwise motion
- Contrary motion
- Parallel motion
- Oblique motion
What is the most common type of cadence used in contemporary harmony?
- Perfect authentic cadence
- Imperfect authentic cadence
- Plagal cadence
- Deceptive cadence
What is the most common type of modulation used in contemporary harmony?
- Diatonic modulation
- Chromatic modulation
- Enharmonic modulation
- Remote modulation
What is the most common type of form used in contemporary harmony?
- Sonata form
- Rondo form
- Verse-chorus form
- Twelve-bar blues form
What is the most common type of texture used in contemporary harmony?
- Homophony
- Polyphony
- Heterophony
- Monophony
What is the most common type of instrumentation used in contemporary harmony?
- Piano
- Guitar
- Drums
- Bass
What is the most common type of vocal style used in contemporary harmony?
- Belting
- Crooning
- Falsetto
- Head voice
What is the most common type of performance practice used in contemporary harmony?
- Classical performance practice
- Jazz performance practice
- Rock performance practice
- Pop performance practice
What is the most common type of audience for contemporary harmony?
- Classical music audiences
- Jazz audiences
- Rock audiences
- Pop audiences