Music - Tonality and Harmony - Appendix C

Major

happy

minor

sad

Modal

No skipped pitch and the first and last tone are repeated

Modulation

Change of key

Relative major/minor

Major and minor keys which have the same key signature

primary chords

1st, 4th and 5th degrees of a scale

Secondary chords

2nd, 3rd and 6th degrees of a scale

Inversion

Change to intervals, chords, voices and melodies

Diatonic

notes within a given scale or key

Tonic

first note of a scale

Subdominant

Fourth note of a scale

Dominant

fifth note of a scale

Perfect cadence

Chord 5 to 1

Imperfect cadence

Chord 1 to 5

Plagal Cadence

Chord 4 to 1

Interrupted cadence

Chord 5 to 6

Chord progression

series of chords

Harmonic rhythm

The rate at which harmony changes

Drone

A sustained tone

Pedal

Note that is held throughout changing harmonies

dissonance

Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

power chords

chords used in guitar music that use only the root and the 5th note of the scale