Harmony Flashcards
What are two terms that are used to refer to harmony?
Consonance
Dissonance
What provides a basic element for harmony in Western music?
Chords
Do all cultures use harmony?
No
Many cultures use a single note at a time (no chords, no harmony)
What does the study of harmony involve?
Chords and their construction
Chord progressions
What is consonance?
A chord or interval that sounds pleasant to most people and appears to be at rest
Where do consonances tend to occur?
Arrival
Resolution
Rest
End
How does dissonance appear?
Unpleasant
Unrestful
What do the most common chords consist of?
3 alternate notes (triads)
When does a chord change occur?
Occurs on an accented beat
What is a musical phrase?
A unit in composition which has complete musical sense
What is a cadence?
A musical melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of resolution
Acts like a full-stop at the end of a sentence
What can harmony induce?
Different types of mood
Who looked at expressing emotion through music?
Vieillard et al. (2008)
Outline Vieillard et al. (2008) study on music and emotional valence
Participants listened to excerpts and were asked to rate them from very sad to very happy.
Also rated level of arousal.
Is there a relationship between musical structures and the emotions they induce?
Yes
Happy-sounding excerpts have high arousal and positive valence and were in major mode with a fast tempo
Fearful excerpts had high arousal, negative valence, minor mode, some dissonance, and irregular rhythms
Peaceful excerpts had low arousal, positive valence, major mode, intermediate tempo
Sad excerpts had low arousal, negative valence, minor harmony, and slow tempo
