Unit 3: Voice Leading and 1st Inversion Chords

Question 1

1) to improve contour of bass line
2) to provide a greater variety of pitches in bass line
3) to lessen the weight of V and I chords that do not serve as goals of harmonic motion.
- –to keep everything well-developed and interesting! :)

Answer 1

Why are first inversion triads used in harmonic progressions?

Question 2

diminished triad

Answer 2

used almost exclusively in first inversion thru much of the tonal era… intervals above bass have to be consonant… no o5 or +4

Question 3

vi6

Answer 3

this chord should NOT be freely substituted for root pos and should NEVER follow a V

Question 4

V-vi

Answer 4

sounds like a good deceptive progression

Question 5

V-vi6

Answer 5

sounds like a mistake because of the weakened sound