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Tonic and Dominant · Teacher pack

Identify the final chord in a major-key context.

beginner · 10 questions · 90 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041

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Teacher instructions

Play each numbered question from this page. Use the same replay policy for all learners. Keep the answer section separate until the first response is recorded. For tapping tasks, record an observation on paper; use the online trainer for device-timed scoring.

Start with the labeled lesson examples. Play each question at the printed tempo, record the first response, then allow a correction. Use the online trainer for a separate new-question check.

Student practice sheet

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Identify the final function even as the key changes. Chord quality alone is insufficient because both candidates are major here.

  1. Question 1

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Tonic (I)
    • □ Dominant (V)
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

Tonic and Dominant · Pack 710041 · 90 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.

  1. Question 1

    Tonic (I)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Tonic (I).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · C4 · E4 · G4

  2. Question 2

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  3. Question 3

    Tonic (I)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Tonic (I).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · C4 · E4 · G4

  4. Question 4

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  5. Question 5

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  6. Question 6

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  7. Question 7

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  8. Question 8

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  9. Question 9

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

  10. Question 10

    Dominant (V)

    The key is C major. After I–IV–V, the last chord is Dominant (V).

    Sounding pitches: C4 · E4 · G4 · F4 · A4 · C5 · G4 · B4 · D5 · G4 · B4 · D5

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Follow a fresh progression from its opening context instead of borrowing the home pitch of the previous one.