Harmony Flashcards
1
Q
Diatonic
A
A standard major or minor scale consisting of five tones and two semitones
2
Q
Chromatic
A
Scale moving in semitones
3
Q
Consonant
A
Nice and pleasant sounding
4
Q
Dissonant
A
Clashes, unpleasant sounding
5
Q
Pedal
A
A continuous sustained note and chord
6
Q
Drone
A
A continuous sustained note ( I and V) not a chord
7
Q
Perfect Cadence
A
V - I has a closed, finished sound
8
Q
Plagal Cadence
A
IV-I has an ‘amen’, finished sound
9
Q
Imperfect Cadence
A
[anything] - V sounds as though it wants to continue
10
Q
Interrupted cadence
A
V - [anything except I] an unexpected sound and feels like it should have ended
11
Q
Tierce di Picardie
A
The use of a major chord at the end of a minor or modal piece
12
Q
Dominant sevenths
A
Adding the 7th note of the scale to the major chord
