Songwriters Melody and Harmony 3

Question 1

A I-V-vi-IV progression is extremely common in pop songwriting. In the key of C major, those chords are:

Accepted Answer

C-G-Am-F

Answer

I-V-vi-IV in C major is C, G, Am, F.

Question 2

What do you call the distance in pitch between two notes?

Accepted Answer

An interval

Answer

An interval measures the pitch distance between two notes.

Question 3

The relative minor of C major is:

Accepted Answer

A minor

Answer

A minor shares the same notes and key signature as C major, making it the relative minor.

Question 4

A melody that moves mostly by adjacent scale steps rather than leaps is described as:

Accepted Answer

Stepwise (conjunct)

Answer

Conjunct motion uses small stepwise movement, which is smooth and singable.

Question 5

When a chord's notes are played one at a time instead of together, it is called:

Accepted Answer

An arpeggio

Answer

An arpeggio is a broken chord where the notes sound in sequence.

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