tonality Flashcards
1
Q
major
A
happy
2
Q
minor
A
sad
3
Q
atonal
A
not written in any key
4
Q
bitonality
A
written in 2 keys
5
Q
tonic
A
1st note of a scale
6
Q
subdominant
A
4th note of scale
7
Q
dominant
A
5th note of scale
8
Q
consonant
A
notes that go together to produce nice harmonies
9
Q
dissonant
A
notes that sound ‘wrong’ together or they clash
10
Q
cadences
A
end phrases
11
Q
perfect and plagal cadences
A
closed
12
Q
imperfect and interrupted cadences
A
open
13
Q
modulation
A
change of key
14
Q
pedal
A
a sustained note, usually tonic or dominant
15
Q
inverted pedal
A
pedal note played by different instrument not the bass
