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Chord Neighboring Tones

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An upper neighbor is a neighboring tone that is one step above a chord tone.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A lower neighbor is a neighboring tone that is one step below a chord tone.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A passing tone is a neighboring tone that moves from a chord tone to a non-chord tone and then back to the chord tone.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An escape tone is a neighboring tone that moves from a non-chord tone to a chord tone.

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

  1. upper neighbor

  2. lower neighbor

  3. passing tone

  4. appoggiatura


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An appoggiatura is not a type of neighboring tone. It is a non-chord tone that is approached by step and then resolved by step to a chord tone.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Neighboring tones can serve all of these functions.

In which musical period were neighboring tones first used extensively?

  1. Baroque

  2. Classical

  3. Romantic

  4. 20th century


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Neighboring tones were first used extensively in the Baroque period.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johann Sebastian Bach is known for his use of neighboring tones.

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

  1. one step

  2. two steps

  3. three steps

  4. four steps


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The interval between a chord tone and a neighboring tone is one step.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C-D-E is an example of a neighboring tone. The D is a lower neighbor of the E.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An escape tone is a neighboring tone that is approached by leap.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

C-G-B is an example of an escape tone. The G is an escape tone from the B.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An appoggiatura is a neighboring tone that is approached by step and then resolved by leap.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

C-E-G is an example of an appoggiatura. The E is an appoggiatura to the G.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Neighboring tones do not typically create a sense of dissonance.

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