Dive deep into the intricacies of jazz music theory. This quiz is designed to challenge even the most seasoned jazz musicians with complex harmonic concepts. Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test?
1. Identify the type of chord progression used in the jazz standard 'Blues for Alice.'
Secondary dominants
Modal interchange
Bebop blues progression
Tritone substitution
2. Explain the function of a tritone substitution in a given harmonic context.
Replacing a subdominant with a dominant a tritone away
Replacing a dominant with a subdominant a tritone away
Replacing a tonic with a dominant a tritone away
Replacing a dominant with a dominant a tritone away
3. Choose the correct mode to use over a given altered dominant chord.
Super Locrian
Lydian
Phrygian
Dorian
4. Analyze a passage of bebop and identify the scales being used.
Blues scale and Ionian
Lydian and Chromatic scale
Mixolydian and Bebop major scale
Pentatonic scale and Aeolian
5. Determine the correct upper structure triad over a given dominant 7th chord.
Diminished triad a whole step below the root
Major triad a whole step above the root
Minor triad on the root
Augmented triad a tritone above the root
6. Identify the type of non-diatonic chords in the given sequence: I - bVI - bII - V.
Modal interchange and secondary dominants
Deceptive resolution and tritone substitution
Parallel key modulation and altered dominants
Neighboring diminished chords and parallel fifths
7. Select the correct voicing for a quartal harmony scenario.
Stack of major thirds
Stack of perfect fourths
Stack of minor sevenths
Stack of perfect fifths
8. Explain the harmonic implications of a given polychord.
Combining two distinct triads to create dissonance or contrast
Using non-harmonic tones to build tension
Modulating between two unrelated keys
Layering multiple diatonic chords from a single key
9. Determine the correct use of a whole tone scale in a given improv solo.
Over augmented or fully altered dominant chords
Over diminished chords
Over major seventh chords
Over minor seventh chords
10. Identify the chord that best fits the altered harmony in the given progression: G7 - C7 - F7 - Bb7.
A7 as a substitution for Bb7
Eb7 as a substitution for F7
Db7 as a tritone substitution for G7
Ab7 as a substitution for C7
11. Choose the appropriate superimposed triad to achieve a specific lydian b7 sound.
Major triad built on the fifth
Augmented triad built on the sixth
Diminished triad built on the fourth
Minor triad built on the second
12. Analyze a given jazz piece for the use of extended and altered chords.
