Notes that belong to the scale or key that the music is written in.
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Chromatic
Notes that do not belong to the scale or key the piece is written in.
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Consonant
An agreeable sounding harmony.
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Dissonant
A clashing harmony.
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Pedal
A sustained or repeated note, whilst the harmonies change.
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Drone
Often 2 notes played at the same time in the bass.
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Perfect Cadence
The dominant chord followed by the tonic chord which sounds like a full stop and gives a sense of completion.
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Plagal Cadence
The subdominant chord followed by the tonic which sounds like a full stop but is not as strong as a perfect cadence.
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Imperfect Cadence
Can be made up of any chord but normally uses chords I, II or IV followed by the dominant and acts as a musical comma.
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Interrupted Cadence
Starts with chord V but instead of being followed by the expected tonic chord, it goes to the subdominant so gives a sense of surprise and acts as a comma.
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Tierce de Picardie
When a piece in minor key ends on the tonic chord as expected but will be a tonic major chord instead of a tonic minor chord like the rest of the piece.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Notes that do not belong to the scale or key the piece is written in.
Back
Chromatic
Card 3
Front
An agreeable sounding harmony.
Back
Card 4
Front
A clashing harmony.
Back
Card 5
Front
A sustained or repeated note, whilst the harmonies change.
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