Question
The _____ sounds unstable because it is diminished.
(1 point)
Responses
supertonic
supertonic
subdominant
subdominant
leading tone
leading tone
submediant
(1 point)
Responses
supertonic
supertonic
subdominant
subdominant
leading tone
leading tone
submediant
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **leading tone**.
In music theory, the leading tone is the seventh scale degree of a diatonic scale and is often considered unstable because it desires to resolve up to the tonic. When it is diminished, it adds to that instability.
In music theory, the leading tone is the seventh scale degree of a diatonic scale and is often considered unstable because it desires to resolve up to the tonic. When it is diminished, it adds to that instability.