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Harmonising Flashcards

1
Q

What are the most common 7th chords used in exam?

A

2 chord Diminished or minor 7th and Dominant 7 (ii7 V7)

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What is the makeup of a Dominant 7th in all keys?

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Major Triad with a minor 7th above the root

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What is the makeup of a minor 7th chord?

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Minor triad with a minor 7th above the root

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4
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What is the makeup of a Diminshed minor 7th chord?

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Diminished triad with the added 7th being the key root

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5
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How do you work out the prevailing key and what does prevailing key mean?

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6
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What is a tricky progression that is sometimes used for prevailing key?

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7
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Once you work out the Dominant chord of the prevailing key what steps do you take next?

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Work out if the tonic following it is major OR minor as it could be both as V7 is dominant chord in both keys.

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8
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What do you do if your unsure about key and cant find a cadance?

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Work out the chrod requested and then work out all the other notes and fit to a scale

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9
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What are the most common cadences?

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Va-Ia/ia

Any chord - Va (I-V and ii/II-V mostly)

IVa- Ia (major and minor but less common than other two)

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10
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When would your write a second inversion chord in harmonisation question?

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In a cadential 6-4 (Ic-Va-Ia)

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11
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What is a cadential 6-4?

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Ic-Va-ia or ic-Va-ia

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12
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What melody are you looking for to be able to write a 6-4 Cadance?

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Mediant - Supertonic - Tonic with the mediant falling on a strong beat

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13
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Write out each roman numeral chhord number and its relevant fifth

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14
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Write out the summary of common chord progressions?

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15
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What is antcipating harmony and how can you use it?

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It is when you use different inversions of the same chord but the first chord must be on the strong beat of a bar and the 2nd one falls on a weak beat, dont cross bar lines

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16
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What are thw rough guidlines for where inversins should be used in a piece?

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17
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What inversion should a diminished chord be used in?

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6-3 first inversion

18
Q

Whats the rules of voice leading in harmony?

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19
Q

What are the final rules of inversions when writing in harmony?

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20
Q

Whaen shoudl you use V7 and when not?

A

Use for key change but not for a cadance

21
Q

Whan can you use a second inversion tonic chord?

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22
Q

What chord usually comes up before a cadential 6-4?

A

iib

23
Q

Write the full cadential 6-4 sequence

A

iib - Ic - Va - Ia

24
Q

Where is chord III/iii often found

A

Its not often found anywhere but if it is used its usually before th vi in major key or with the relative major diomiannt in a minor key

25
Q

Write out the summary of progressions

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26
Q

Where does an added 7th chord usually lead?

A

To the chord a perfect fifth lower

27
Q

What is a secondary dominant chord commonly used?

A

A chromaticaly altered ii7 to make II7

28
Q

What will an added 9th chord normally be followed by in the exam?

A

I chord

29
Q

What chord is a neopolitan 6th usually followed by?

A

By a dominant chord

30
Q

What is a neopolitan chord made up of?

A

Major chord formed by moving up half step from tonic

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32
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What inversion do you normally find N6 chord in?

A

first inversion 6-3

33
Q

What are the 3 augmented 6th chords and how are they used?

A

French, italian, German

Secondary dominants

Fr and Ge 4 note chords

Italian 3 note chord

Work equally well in major and minor keys

34
Q

How do you easily spot a Ic - Va progression?

A

Notes in bass line should be the same

35
Q

WHat are the rules when looking to add suspensions?

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  1. Look for a falling second in voice parts to the alto or tenor
  2. Check the note to be suspended makes a disonanve with the new bass (4th, 7th, 9th)
  3. check the suspended note is uniqie and not in another voice already
  4. ensure the suspension resolves by step DOWN
36
Q

How do you write a changing note?

A

It consists of a leap and a step in the opposite direction

The leap or step can come first

Added between 2 chords

Rarely added to Soprano

Dissonant with rest of chord

37
Q

What note is doubled in an itlain 6th

A

tonic

38
Q

What is the difference between french and german 6th

A

french has supertonic

german has minor third higher than tonic

39
Q

How do you spot an italin chord?

A

Simple 3 note chord with accidental and part of a Aug - V - I progression

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