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Songwriting Advanced Quiz 1
1. What is a 'Secondary Dominant'?
The V chord of a diatonic chord other than the tonic (e.g., V/V, V/vi)
A second chorus
A backup singer
2. What is 'Tritone Substitution'?
Replacing a dominant 7th chord with another dominant 7th chord a tritone away
Changing drummers
Playing 3 notes
3. What is 'Metonymy'?
A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it
Rhyming slang
Metal music
4. What is 'Synecdoche'?
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Synchronizing
Synthesizer
5. What is 'Anaphora'?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
A metaphor
A phobia
6. What is 'Modal Interchange'?
Borrowing chords from a parallel mode (e.g., using chords from C minor in a C major song)
Changing instruments
Mode dial
7. What is 'Through-Composed'?
A song form that has different music for each stanza of the lyrics (no repeated sections)
Written quickly
Unfinished
8. What is 'Deceptive Cadence'?
A chord progression where the dominant chord (V) resolves to a chord other than the tonic (I), often vi
Lying
Walking backwards
9. What is 'Word Painting'?
Musical technique of writing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics
Painting signs
Graffiti
10. What is 'Controlled Composition Clause'?
A contract clause that limits how much a record label pays for songs written by the artist
Controlling the band
Grammar rule
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