Harmony and Tonality Flashcards

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1
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Block chord

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Chord played by sounding all the notes at once

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Broken chord

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Chord that’s played as a series of notes

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Cadence

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Pair of chords used to finish off a phrase

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4
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Chord

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3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony

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5
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Chord progression

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A string of chords played in succession

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Consonance

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Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord

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Dissonance

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Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony

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Flat

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A symbol indicating that the note is to be lowered by a semi tone

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9
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Harmonic rhythm

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Rate at which chords change e.g. One chord per bar

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Harmony

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Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background whilst a melody is played

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11
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Modes

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Major/minor/aeolian/dorian

Tonality

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12
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Modulation

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To shift to another key

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13
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Natural

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A symbol in sheet music that return

S a note to its original pitch

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Perfect cadence

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Chords V and I played at the end of a phrase to make it sound finished and complete

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Plagal cadence

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Chords IV and I played at the end of a phrase sounding like “AMEN”

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16
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Power chords

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Chords made up of tonic and dominant (no 3rd)

17
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Relative major or minor

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The major or minor keys that share the same notes in that key

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Root

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The principle note of a triad

19
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Sharp

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A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by a semitone

20
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Tonality

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Major or minor

21
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Triad

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Three note chords consisting of a root, third and fifth

22
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Triadic

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Tune made up of broken chord patterns