Harmony Flashcards
1
Q
Arpeggio
A
Playing the individual notes of a chord one after another
2
Q
Cadence
A
A movement between two chords at the end of a phrase
3
Q
Diatonic
A
Music using notes only in the key
4
Q
Chromatic
A
Music using notes not naturally in the key
5
Q
Dominant
A
5th chord (v) of a key
6
Q
Modulation
A
When the music changes key
7
Q
Progression
A
A sequence of chords put together
8
Q
Seventh
A
Adding the 7th degree of the scale to a triad
9
Q
Tonic
A
First chord (I) in a key
10
Q
Triad
A
Basic chord made up of three notes
11
Q
Power chord
A
Like a triad without the middle note
12
Q
Perfect cadences
A
V - I
The strongest one
13
Q
Plagal cadences
A
IV - I
The amen one
14
Q
Imperfect cadences
A
I - V
The cliffhanger one
15
Q
Interrupted
A
V - vi
The hidden twist one
