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Question 1

Diatonic harmony

Answer 1

Uses notes that belong to the key

Question 2

Chromatic harmony

Answer 2

Uses notes from outside the scale to add colour

Question 3

Dissonance

Answer 3

Clashing notes and chords that builds tension

Question 4

Consonance

Answer 4

Stable notes that work together and create a pleasant sound

Question 6

What is a cadence

Answer 6

Chords that makr the end of a passage of music

Question 7

Perfect Cadence

Answer 7

V-I cadence. Makes the music sound resolved, finished

Question 8

Imperfect Cadencce

Answer 8

Cadence that ends on Chord V. They sound unfinished

Question 9

Plagal Cadence

Answer 9

IV-I cadence. Often called the “Amen Cadence” for its common use in church music

Question 10

Interrupted Cadence

Answer 10

Often V-VI. If it is in a major key, the 6th is minor so they sound unexpected

Question 11

Tierce di Picardie

Answer 11

Where a piece in a minor key ends with a major chord

Question 12

Pedal note

Answer 12

A single note that is held or repeated in the bass

Question 13

Microtone

Answer 13

Interval smaller than a semitone