[Listening extract audio not available in printed QP. Skeleton score in Insert.] (a) Give the Roman numeral for the tonic chord. [1] (b) What is the name of...
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(a) Give the Roman numeral for the tonic chord. [1]
(b) What is the name of the chord built on the fifth degree of the scale? [1]
[Total: 2 marks]
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(a) The Roman numeral for the tonic chord is I. [1] The tonic is the first degree of the scale and the 'home' chord around which all other harmonies revolve. In Roman numeral analysis, upper-case numerals indicate major chords and lower-case indicate minor chords. The tonic chord provides the sense of key and stability in tonal music.
(b) The chord built on the fifth degree of the scale is the dominant (chord V). [1] The dominant is the second most important chord after the tonic. It creates harmonic tension that naturally seeks to resolve back to chord I, which is why the V-I progression (the perfect cadence) is the strongest harmonic resolution in tonal music. In a major key, the dominant chord is always major.
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