Harmony and Tonality keywords Flashcards

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1
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Define the term cadence

A

the chord progression at the end of a phrase

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2
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Define the term perfect cadence

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5-1 (comes home)

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3
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Define the term plagal cadence

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4-1 (comes home - sounds like amen)

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4
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Define the term interrupted cadence

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5-6

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5
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Define the term dissonant

A

notes that clash with each other

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6
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what is modulation

A

change in key

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7
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what are the primary chords

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1,4 and 5

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8
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What is the tonic Chord

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Chord 1

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9
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what is the sub dominant chord

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chord 4

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10
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what is the dominant chord

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Chord 5

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11
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Give all the examples of tonality

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Major sounds happy and minor sounds sad. Modal sounds Folk like (or) medeval and atonal has no sense of key/very dissonant.

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