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Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

Robert Hutchinson

Exercises 10.12 Practice Exercises

1.

Fill in the blanks in the following table.
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Non-Chord Tone Type Approached by Left by
same tone step up
leap in opposite direction
step step in same direction
leap
Answer.
Non-Chord Tone Type Approached by Left by
RETARDATION same tone step up
ESCAPE TONE STEP leap in opposite direction
PASSING TONE step step in same direction
APPOGGIATURA leap STEP
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2.

Analyze the harmonies with lead-sheet symbols above the staff and Roman numerals below, then analyze the non-chord tones.
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  1. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
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  2. Robert Schumann, Dichterliebe, Op. 48, 1. “Im wunderschönen Monat Mai” (1840)
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Answer.
a. “Stop! In the Name of Love” example
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Lead-sheet symbols: Am, G/B, F, G
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Roman numerals: vi, V/3rd, IV IVM7, V
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Measure 2: 7-6 suspension in voice part and in right hand of piano, appoggiatura in left hand of piano
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Measure 3: 9-8 suspension (or incomplete neighbor) in voice part and right hand of piano
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Measure 4: 6-5 suspension in voice and right hand of piano
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b. Robert Schumann example
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Pickup measure: appoggiatura in right hand of piano;
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Measure 1: appoggiatura in left hand of piano; 7-6 suspension, appoggiatura in right hand of piano; Roman numeral: iv/3rd
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Measure 2: appoggiatura in right hand; Roman numeral: V7
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Measure 3: 7-6 suspension, appoggiatura in voice part; 7-6 suspension, appoggiatura in right hand of piano; Roman numeral: ii/3rd, V7, Lead-sheet symbol: E7
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Measure 4: 4-3 suspension; appoggiatura in right hand; Roman numeral: I, Lead-sheet symbol: A
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