Which non-chord tone is approached by step and left by step in the same direction?

A non-chord tone moves by step away from a chord tone and then returns by step to that same pitch. What is it?

Which non-chord tone is approached by step and then left by a leap in the opposite direction?

A dissonant tone arrives by leap and resolves by step in the opposite direction. Which type is this?

Which non-chord tone sounds before the harmony to which it belongs, then becomes a chord tone when that harmony arrives?

A consonant pitch is held into the next chord, becomes dissonant, and resolves downward by step. What is it?

A prepared tone is held into a new harmony as a dissonance and resolves upward by step. What is this upward-resolving type called?

In a chordal melody, a non-chord tone fills the third from C to E with D. Which type is D?

Assume C-major harmony is sustained. The second written note is the non-chord tone. What type is it?

Assume C-major harmony is sustained. Focus on the second written note. Which non-chord tone type does it form?

In C-major harmony, the middle note is non-chordal. How should it be classified?

The second note is accented and non-chordal against C-major harmony. What type is it?

The first B sounds just before harmony changes from C major to G major, and the next B belongs to G major. What is the first B?

Harmony changes from C major to G major as the tied middle pitch is held; it then resolves downward. What is the tied pitch?

In C-major harmony, identify the middle non-chord tone in this descending line.

The accented middle note is non-chordal against C-major harmony. Which type is shown?

A dissonance is tied over from the previous chord and then resolves down by step. Is it a suspension or an appoggiatura?

An accented dissonance arrives by leap rather than being tied from the preceding chord. Is it a suspension or an appoggiatura?

A pitch is consonant in F major, tied into G major where it is dissonant, then resolves down to G. Which accented non-chord tone is it?

A melodic D is accented, approached by a leap from A, and resolves by step to E. Is it a suspension or an appoggiatura?

The tied B was a chord tone before the harmony changed, then resolves to A after becoming dissonant. Which term fits?

The accented G is not tied from the preceding pitch; it leaps in and resolves to F by step. Which term fits?

Which detail distinguishes a suspension from an appoggiatura?

A low C is held while the harmonies above it change from C major through F major to G major. What is the sustained low C called?

In a four-part texture, the bass holds G while upper voices change harmonies. Name the bass function.

The lowest voice sustains D through several changing chords, including chords in which D is dissonant. What is this device?

A composer holds the tonic pitch in the bass while chords change above it. Which non-chord-tone device is being used?

What do you call a long-held bass note that remains in place while the upper parts move through a progression?

A persistent A in the lowest voice continues under changing harmonies and finally resolves when the harmony supports it. Which term names the A?

In the bass line, E is sustained across a harmonic progression rather than resolving immediately when a chord changes. What is E?