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Semester 2 Flashcards

1
Q

How to find out the chords in a minor

A

Relative major raise the leading note

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2
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Best inversion chords in harmony

A

I, iib, IVb, Vb and viib

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3
Q

What inversion should you avoid in harmony?

A

vib

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4
Q

Can leading notes be doubled in harmony?

A

No

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5
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How are dissonances and suspensions approached and quitted in harmony

A

By step

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6
Q

What do you double in harmony?

A

Root or fifth

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7
Q

What do you do with 2nd inversion chords in harmony?

A

Double the fifth

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8
Q

What cadence do you double the third in harmony?

A

Double the third in chord VI in V-VI progressions

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9
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What chord do you double the third in?

A

Double the third in viib

Never use vii in root

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10
Q

What chord can you never use in root position on harmony?

A

vii

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11
Q

When do you use contrary motion in harmony?

A

When chords run in parallel E.g IV-V

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12
Q

When in harmony do you omit a fifth?

A

In V7-1 progression

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13
Q

Rules of harmony

A

1) no consecutive fifths or octaves
2) no overlapping
3) ranges
4) leading notes rise to the tonic and can’t be doubled

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14
Q

How do you approach and resolve sevenths

A

By step

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15
Q

What do you leave out in a V7-I cadence

A

Fifth

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16
Q

How do you resolve semitones

A

By step

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17
Q

How do avoid parallel 5ths in V7-I

A

Either the traditional method of leaving out a fifth

Or in a chorale, Bachs method of allowing a leading note to fall

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18
Q

Fave mid phrase progression

A

IV - V7d - Ib

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19
Q

Progressions

A 
IC-V7-I
I-V7-I
IVb-V7b-I
I-V7c-Ib
IV-V7d-Ib
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20
Q

When do you double the third

A

IVb

In IVb-V7b-I

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21
Q

6

A

1st inversion

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22
Q

6

4

A

Second inversion

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23
Q

7

A

Root 7th

24
Q

6

5

A

1st inversion 7th

25
Q

4

3

A

2nd inversion 7th

26
Q

4

2

A

3rd inversion 7th

27
Q

6

A

Minor chord

28
Q

b7

A

Dim. 7th

29
Q

What does a sharp on its mean?

A

Sharpen 3rd

30
Q

Formulae for 64-53

A

One note stays the same
6 to 5
4 to 3

31
Q

Sharp on its own

A

Sharpen 3rd

32
Q

Leasing notes

A

Don’t double

Must rise

33
Q

2nd inversion chords

A

Double the fifth!

34
Q

When do you double the bass?

A

6

4

35
Q

NEVER DOUBLE!

A

Leading note

36
Q

What should you never do with the leading note

A

Never double it

37
Q

Don’t put the resolution in the chord! It shouldn’t appear until the resolutokb

A

E.g a 7 resolving to a 6 shouldn’t have a 6 in the 7th chord

38
Q

Leading notes go where?

A

RISE TO THE TONIC

39
Q

what do chromatic chords resolve to?

A

Dominant

Or sometimes Ic

40
Q

how do you resolve the chromatic notes of the chord?

A

By semitone

41
Q

Hint about augmented 6th in minor keys

A

vi is already flat so don’t flatten it again

42
Q

what are the chromatic chords?

A

dom. of the dom.

substitute for ii

43
Q

what is bii?

A

a major triad

44
Q

What chromatic chord causes parallel 5ths?

A

German 6th

Resolve to Ic

45
Q

Diminished 7th

A

IV

add 3rd and 5th
add dim 7th above the bass

46
Q

Neapolitan 6th

A

find bii
add a perfect 5th
put in first inversion

47
Q

Italian Augmented 6th

A

bVI
add aug. 6th
add major third

48
Q

German Augmented 6th

A

bVI
add aug. 6th
add major third
add perf 5th

49
Q

French Augmented 6th

A

bVI
add aug. 6th
add major third
add augmented 4th

50
Q

chromatic chord hints

A

1) look for stepwise resolutions where possible, especially semitones
2) always stepwise contrary motion in the bass and one other part leading to dom.
3) avoid aug. or dim. leaps
4) don’t forget accidentals (even if after a bar line put in a bracket to show Clive you know)

51
Q

Neapolitan 6th in figured bass

A

b6

52
Q

figured bass German aug. 6th

A 
#6
5
53
Q

figured bass Italian aug. 6th

A

6

54
Q

figured bass French aug. 6th

A 
#6
4
55
Q

What shouldn’t you double in an Italian Aug. 6th

A

The augmented 6th! Bc it will create octaves

56
Q

What should you remember about spacing

A

Not over an octave!

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