Aural Tests Flashcards
What are the possible cadences?
Perfect
Imperfect
Plagal
Interrupted
What do you say in question 1?
Time Signature
Dynamics
Legato/Stacato
How do you know if it’s a perfect cadence?
Strong ending (full stop)
How do you know if it’s a imperfect cadence?
Open ended and unfinished (question that needs answering phrase)
How do you know if it’s a plagal cadence?
Slightly weaker ending (Amen)
How do you know if it’s an interrupted cadence?
Going to finish but surprise final chord
What can they modulate to?
Dominant, subdominant or relative minor.
How do you know if it’s modulated to the dominant?
Feels like something bright and exciting has happened.
How do you know if it’s modulated to the subdominant?
Feels less important.
How do you know if it’s modulated to a relative minor?
It’s minor.