tonality Flashcards by izzy mead

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major

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happy

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minor

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sad

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atonal

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not written in any key

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bitonality

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written in 2 keys

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Q

tonic

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1st note of a scale

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subdominant

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4th note of scale

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dominant

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5th note of scale

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consonant

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notes that go together to produce nice harmonies

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dissonant

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notes that sound ‘wrong’ together or they clash

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cadences

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end phrases

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perfect and plagal cadences

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closed

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imperfect and interrupted cadences

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open

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modulation

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change of key

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pedal

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a sustained note, usually tonic or dominant

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inverted pedal

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pedal note played by different instrument not the bass

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arpeggio/broken chords

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chords that are broken up

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diatonic

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using only notes in the key signature

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chromatic

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using notes out of the key signature

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quartal harmony

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built up from 4th

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tierce de picardie

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a major third in the final chord of a composition in a minor key

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seventh chords

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a chord with an added 7th