a triad is

the priciple of organzation around a central tone is called

a combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable , or in need or resolution is called a

which of the following terms describes a concordant or agreeable, combination of tones?

An example of triad would be

tonality means that we hear a piece of music in relation to a central tone called the

when did harmony first appear in western music?

which of the following characterizes the minor scale

works drawing from the full gamut of the twelve half steps that span the octave are considered

how many notes make up a pentatonic scale

In harmony , the _______ is considered a place of rest and return

the dominant chord is represented by the symbol

the three basic triads in the western musical system are the tonic , the dominant and the

the three most important triads in diatonic harmony are

the process of passing from one key to another is known as

when a melody is transposed to another key , what remains the same

A sharp

A flat

of the musical eras listed here , which is associated with the used of chromaticism

A scale built on a three note pattern found in the music of some african cultures is called

melody and harmony function independently of each other

the principle of organization around a central tone is called tonality

harmony describes a pieces chords and the progression from one chord to the next

harmony is the horizontal aspect of music

all musical cultures of the world divide the octave into twelve equal half steps

a sharp lowers a musical tone by a half step

a key is a group of related tones with common center , the tonic , toward which the other tones gravitate

within a key the central tone is called the semitone

a major scale can begin on any of the twelve semitones of the octave

a variety of world music makes use of pentatonic scales

active chords seek to resolve to resting chords , imparting a sense of direction or goal

tonality is the basic harmonic principle at work in most western music written from around 1600-1900 and in most music

the major scale has a lowered or flatted third note

the specific pattern of whole and half steps for a major is as follows W-W-H-W-W-W-h

the dominant chord is represented by a symbol IV

the subdominant chord is represented by the symbol V