Harmony Flashcards
What is a Triad?
A basic type of chord made up of three notes.
What is Inversion in music?
Rearranging the order of the individual notes of a chord.
What is a Power Chord?
A chord using only the 1st and 5th scale degrees; no 3rd.
What is an Arpeggio?
Playing the individual notes of a chord one after another.
What is a Cadence?
A movement between two chords at the end of a phrase.
What is Chromatic music?
Music that uses chords that are not naturally found in the key.
What is Diatonic music?
Music that uses only chords that belong to the key.
What is the Dominant chord?
The fifth chord (V) of a key.
What is Harmonic rhythm?
The rate at which the chords change in a piece.
What is Modulation?
When the harmony shifts to a new key.
What are Primary triads?
Chords I, IV, and V in a key.
What is a Progression?
A sequence of chords put together.
What is a Seventh chord?
Adding the 7th degree of the scale to a triad.
What is the Tonic chord?
The first chord (I) in a key.
What is the Roman Numeral System?
Chord functions in a key.
