Answers to Chapter Exercises
Here are the answers to those chapter exercises that weren’t open-ended in nature. (The open-ended exercises—“Write a melody to this chord progression,” and the like—don’t have a single correct solution so they’re not included here.) If you haven’t completed the exercises yet, don’t cheat—go back and do the exercises before you peek at the answers!
Exercise 1-1
Exercise 1-2
Exercise 1-3
Exercise 1-4
Exercise 1-5
Exercise 1-6
Exercise 1-7
Chapter 2
Exercise 2-1
Exercise 2-2
Exercise 2-3
Exercise 2-4
Exercise 2-5
Exercise 2-7
Exercise 2-8
Chapter 3
Exercise 3-1
A Major, D Major, B-flat Major, E-flat Major
Exercise 3-2
D minor, G minor, E minor, F minor
Exercise 3-3
Exercise 3-5
Exercise 3-6
Chapter 4
Exercise 4-1
G Major, A Major, F Major, E-flat Major, E Major, B-flat Major, A-flat Major, D-flat Major, D Major, B Major
Exercise 4-2
A minor, C minor, E minor, D minor, G minor, E-flat minor, B minor, C-sharp minor, F-sharp minor, F minor
Exercise 4-3
Exercise 4-4
Exercise 4-6
Exercise 4-7
Exercise 4-8
Chapter 5
Exercise 5-1
Whole note, quarter note, sixteenth note, eighth note, half note, sixteenth notes, eighth notes, half rest, quarter rest, sixteenth rest, eighth rest, whole rest
Exercise 5-2
Exercise 5-3
Exercise 5-5
Exercise 5-6
Exercise 5-7
Exercise 5-8
Chapter 6
Exercise 6-1
Exercise 6-2
Exercise 6-3
Exercise 6-5
Exercise 6-6
Exercise 6-7
Chapter 9
Exercise 9-1
G Major, E♭ Major, D Major, B♭ Major, B Major, A♭ Major, F Major, D Major, C Major, G♭ Major
Exercise 9-2
D minor, G minor, C minor, A♭ minor, B♭ minor, E minor, D♭ minor, A minor, E♭ minor, B minor
Exercise 9-3
Exercise 9-4
Exercise 9-5
Dm7, G7, FM7, B♭M7, CM9, Cm7 (or Cm7/E♭), Gm7, B11, C♯m7, A♭7
Exercise 9-7
Exercise 9-8
Chapter 10
Exercise 10-1
Exercise 10-2
Exercise 10-3
Exercise 10-5
Exercise 10-6
Chapter 12
Exercise 12-5
Exercise 12-6
Exercise 14-2
Exercise 14-3
Exercise 14-4
Chapter 15
Exercise 15-1
One possible solution is as follows:
Exercise 16-1
Exercise 16-2
Chapter 17
Exercise 17-1
Exercise 17-2
Exercise 17-3
Exercise 17-4
Exercise 17-5
Chapter 20
Exercise 20-1
Exercise 20-2
Exercise 20-3
Exercise 20-4
