Aural Skills and Sight-Singing Flashcards
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A student hears two chords: the first is a dominant seventh chord and the second resolves it. The second chord is the tonic triad. Which chord progression did the student hear?
Answer: V7–I
V7–I is the most common harmonic resolution in tonal music, where the dominant seventh resolves to tonic.
In fixed-do solfège (used in many European conservatories), which pitch is always called 'mi' regardless of key?
Answer: E
In fixed-do solfège, 'mi' always refers to the pitch E, regardless of the key signature.
A student identifies an interval as a tritone. Which two interval names refer to the same number of half steps (6)?
Answer: Augmented fourth and diminished fifth
An augmented fourth (A4) and a diminished fifth (d5) are enharmonically equivalent, both spanning 6 half steps — the tritone.
In error detection exercises, a student compares a notated melody to a performed one and finds a pitch discrepancy. The performer sang a minor third higher than written on beat 3. Which skill is being assessed?
Answer: Melodic error detection
Melodic error detection requires students to compare a performed melody against notation and identify pitch or rhythm discrepancies.
When conducting a melody in 3/4 time while sight-singing, which beat pattern should the conductor use?
Answer: Down, right, up
The standard conducting pattern for triple meter (3/4) is a triangular pattern: down, right (or out), up.
A student hears a chord and identifies it as a half-diminished seventh chord. Which symbol represents this chord quality?
Answer: ø7
The half-diminished seventh chord is represented by the symbol ø7 (or m7♭5), distinguishing it from the fully diminished seventh (°7).
In sight-singing, a student encounters a melody in C major that briefly uses an E♭. This chromatic pitch most likely belongs to which borrowed chord?
Answer: iv (F minor triad)
E♭ is the minor third of a C minor triad; when borrowed in C major, it typically appears in the iv chord (F–A♭–C) or the ♭III chord.