Unit quiz: How harmony moves: function, the fifths, borrowed colour, bass and the rhythm section

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Question 1

A learner plays C, G, F, C and argues that the G cannot be a dominant because the next chord is F rather than the tonic. What is the accurate account?G keeps dominant function wherever it appears; running the phrase model out of order delays the expected return instead of changing the chord's roleG becomes a weak predominant because a predominant is any chord that is followed by IV

Question 2

A song uses the chords G, E minor, C and D. Using the circle of fifths, which key contains all four, and how many accidentals does its signature carry?D major, whose signature carries two sharps, F sharp and C sharpG major, whose signature carries one sharp, F sharp

Question 3

In C major a progression runs C, F, F minor, C. A learner describes the third chord as a modulation to F minor. What is the accurate description?It is modal mixture: A flat is borrowed from the parallel minor, and F minor keeps predominant function in the original keyIt is a modulation to F minor, because one chord taken from the parallel key establishes a new tonic

Question 4

The second chord of a four-bar loop is written as G over B. Which statement is accurate?The chord has become a B triad with a G added above it, because the lowest sounding note names the chordThe bass note is B, so the G triad is in first inversion, and the chord's root is still G

Question 5

A guitarist and a keyboardist both play sustained chords in the same register through a whole song, and the texture is cloudy. The learner's response is to add compression and raise the pad. What is the appropriate diagnosis?Both parts are filling the harmonic filler layer at once, so one needs a different register, density or rhythmic role before any processing is addedThe pad needs more level and compression so it can be heard clearly over the guitar

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