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Harmony and Tonality Flashcards

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1
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Explain ‘Diatonic’

A

When all notes and pitches played belong to the key

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2
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Explain ‘Chromatic’

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Using notes and pitches outside of the key

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3
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Explain ‘consonance’ (consonant)

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When the music sounds ‘pleasant’ / ‘nice’

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4
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Explain ‘dissonance’ (dissonant)

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Sounds that clash

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5
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Explain the technique ‘pedal’

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A long held note

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6
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Explain ‘drone’

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A long held low pitched note

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7
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What is a cadence?

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The chords at the end of a musical phrase or piece

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8
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What is a perfect cadence?

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Chord of V-I (dominant to tonic)

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9
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What is a plagal cadence?

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Chord of IV-I (sub-dominant to tonic)

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10
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What is an imperfect cadence?

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Any chord to V (any to dominant)

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11
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What is an interrupted cadence?

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Chord of V-vi (dominant to sub-mediant)

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12
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What is tonal music?

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Music with a particular key

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13
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What is atonal music?

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Music without a key

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14
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What do we mean by major?

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Full, bright, happy sounding music

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15
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What do we mean by minor?

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Sad, dark, depressing music

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16
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What is a major chord?

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A chord made up of root note- 3rd-5th

17
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What is a minor chord?

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A chord made up of root note- minor 3rd-5th

18
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What is modal music?

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Music that is neither major nor minor. Modal music tends to have a specific mood or atmosphere

19
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What is a mode?

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Modes came before scales- A mode is a specific set of pitches that must start on a specific pitch

20
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What is a scale?

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A specific pattern of tones and semi-tones that an start on any pitch

21
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What key has no flats or sharps?

A

C major

22
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What key has 1 flat?

A

F major ( 1 flat Bb)

23
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What key has 2 flats?

A

Bb major (2 flats Bb+ Eb)

24
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What key has 3 flats?

A

Eb major (3 flats Bb+Eb+Ab)

25
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What key has 4 flats?

A

Ab major (4 flats Bb+Eb+Ab+Db)

26
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What key has 1 sharp?

A

G major ( 1 sharp F#)

27
Q

What key has 2 sharps?

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D major (2 sharps F#+C#)

28
Q

What key has 3 sharps?

A

A major (3 sharps F#+C#+G#)

29
Q

What key has 4 sharps?

A

E major (4 sharps F#+C#+G#+D#)

30
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What is a modulation?

A

A change of key

31
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What is the most common modulation?

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Most common= to the dominant. Other common modulations: to the tonic minor, to the subdominant.

Music GCSE AQA (5 decks)

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