Based on the MINOR key signature, what is the harmonic function of the given note?

[ Select ]
tonic
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
dominant
submediant
subtonic
leading-tone

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Based on the MINOR key signature, what is the harmonic function of the given note?

[ Select ]
tonic
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
dominant
submediant
subtonic
leading-tone

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To determine the harmonic function of a note within a MINOR key, we first identify which scale degree the note represents relative to the tonic.
Option 1: tonic. This corresponds to the first scale degree, the home pitch that defines the key center. If the given note lands on the tonic, its harmonic function is tonic, providing rest or resolution.
Option 2: supertonic. This is the second scale degree, often a pre-dominant function leading to the dominant or other degrees, but not the home pitch itself.
Option 3: mediant. The third scale degree, typically part of the tonic triad or its contrast, but not the core harmonic function of the note if it is the tonic.
Option 4: subdominant. The fourth degree; it commonly expands away from the tonic toward pre-dominant regions, setting up the dominant but not serving as the tonic.
Option 5: dominant. The fifth degree; it has strong dominant function, usually creating tension that seeks resolution to the tonic, but only if the note is the fifth degree.
Option 6: submediant. The sixth degree; often used in substitutions or pre-chorus motions, not typically the tonic center itself.
Option 7: subtonic. In natural minor, this is the lowered seventh scale degree (flat7). In harmonic/melodic minor, the leading-tone (raised seventh) often takes over, so subtonic does not describe the leading-role pitch in those contexts.
Option 8: leading-tone. The raised seventh scale degree in harmonic/melodic minor, which strongly points to resolution to the tonic but is not itself the tonic.

Given the provided correct answer is tonic, the note in question functions as the home pitch defining the key center in this MINOR context. The other options describe adjacent scale degrees with their respective dominant, pre-dominant, or contrast functions, but they do not represent the tonic center.

Based on the MINOR key signature, what is the harmonic function of the given note? [ Select ] tonic supertonic mediant subdominant dominant submediant subtonic leading-tone

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