Texture Flashcards
1
Q
Texture
A
layers of sound
2
Q
tonality
A
major/minor/modal/blues/chromatic/atonal
3
Q
modulation
A
change key in the middle of a piece
4
Q
density
A
how many layers are playing at the same time
5
Q
chord progression
A
movement of chords
6
Q
12 bar blues
A
jazz progression using 3 chords
7
Q
perfect cadence
A
end of phrase or piece VI
8
Q
imperfect cadence
A
unfinished phrase any chord to V
9
Q
triad
A
ist 3rd and 5th played at the same time
10
Q
block chords
A
chords moving together
11
Q
alberti bass
A
chords played as arpeggios
12
Q
pentatonic scale
A
scale based on 5 notes egCDEGA
13
Q
Mode
A
scale based on eight notes without accidentals
14
Q
whole tone scale
A
an octave based on whole tones
15
Q
harmonic pace
A
the rate at whihc the chords in a piece change
