AoS 2: Harmony and Tonality

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What does diatonic mean?
Music based on the 'regular' scales
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What does chromatic mean?
Music that uses chromatic notes
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What does consonant mean?
The harmonies 'work' and sound nice together
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What does dissonant mean?
The music and harmonies clash
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What is a pedal note?
A note that is held for a long time but not for the whole extract
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What is a drone note?
A longer note than the pedal note, usually lasting for the whole extract
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What is a perfect cadence?
Music that sounds finished
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What is a plagal cadence?
Music that sounds like 'Amen'
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What is an imperfect cadence?
Music that sounds unfinished
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What is an interrupted cadence?
Music that ends with a surprise!
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What does major mean?
Happy
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What does minor mean?
Sad
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What does modal mean?
Folk sounding
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What is atonal?
No home note
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What is modulation?
A change of key
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What does relative major/minor mean?
Common modulation
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What is the Tonic (I)?
First degree of scale
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What is the sub-dominant (IV)?
Fourth degree of scale
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What is the dominant (V)?
Fifth degree of scale
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What are the primary chords?
Chords I, IV & V
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Card 2

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What does chromatic mean?

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Music that uses chromatic notes

Card 3

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What does consonant mean?

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Card 4

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What does dissonant mean?

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Card 5

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What is a pedal note?

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