How Minor Key Chord Progressions Work - Music Theory Crash Course

The video tutorial explores harmonizing in a minor key, focusing on E minor. It covers finding the key signature, building chords in natural and harmonic minor scales, and understanding chord functions. The tutorial concludes with composing a piece using E minor chord progressions, highlighting the flexibility and options available in minor harmony.

What is the first step in finding the key signature for a minor key?

• Count down three whole steps from the tonic

• Count down three half steps from the tonic

• Count up three half steps from the tonic

• Count up three whole steps from the tonic

Which of the following is NOT a type of minor key?

• Melodic minor

• Diatonic minor

• Harmonic minor

• Natural minor

What is the main difference between the natural minor and harmonic minor scales?

• The harmonic minor scale has a raised 3rd scale degree

• The harmonic minor scale has a lowered 3rd scale degree

• The harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th scale degree

• The harmonic minor scale has a lowered 7th scale degree

In minor harmony, which chord function is typically used to resolve back to the tonic?

• Tonic function

• Predominant function

• Dominant function

• Subdominant function

What is the purpose of using a leading tone in a minor scale?

• To make the scale sound more major

• To create a stronger pull towards the tonic

• To simplify the harmony

• To add more dissonance

Which chord is used as a dominant function in the E minor progression discussed?

• B major

• C major

• E minor

• F# diminished

What time signature is used for the waltz in the musical piece?

• 2/4

• 6/8

• 4/4

• 3/4

How is the melody connected between the two four-bar phrases to create an eight-bar phrase?

• By adding a new chord

• By altering the melody to ascend

• By changing the rhythm

• By repeating the same melody

Which scale is used to enhance the ascending line in the melody?

• Natural minor

• Harmonic minor

• Melodic minor

• Dorian mode

What is the effect of borrowing a sharp 4 from Lydian in the melody?

• It makes the melody sound more minor

• It makes the melody sound more major

• It adds a unique color to the melody

• It simplifies the melody