Music Theory Unit 2 Test Review

Common Tone Method - 5ths #1

Common Tone Method - 5ths #1

Retain common tone, move other notes to remaining pitches

Similar Motion Method - 5ths #2

Move all notes in the same direction as the shift in the root

3rd to 3rd Method- 5ths #3

Retain common tone, move other voices to next closest pitch

Root movement by 2nds

Contrary movement to that of the root

Root movement by 3rds

Retain all common tones and move other notes to remaining pitches

Bass Movement

the note played in the bass (lowest) voice

Root Movement

the notes that the chord is formed on

Soprano voice range

Treble - low C to high A

Alto voice range

Treble - low G to middle D

Tenor voice range

Bass - middle C to high G (treble middle A to high E)

Bass voice range

Bass - low E to high C (treble low C to high A)

1st inversion notation

6

2nd inversion notation

6/4

7th chord notation

7

1st inversion 7th chord notation

6/5

2nd inversion 7th chord notation

4/3

3rd inversion 7th chord notation

4/2

Bass note in 1st inversion

3rd note of chord

Bass note in 2nd inversion

5th note of chord

Bass note in 3rd inversion (7th chords only)

7th note of chord

Cadence

Musical punctuation between or at the end of phrases

Perfect Authentic Cadence

V-I, final cadences, tonic in soprano and bass of I, no inversions

Imperfect Authentic Cadence

V-I, not final cadences, 3rd or 5th in soprano rather than tonic, can have inversions

Half Cadence

I-V, interior cadence, can have inversions

Deceptive Cadence

V-VI, never final cadence, tonic in soprano of VI (inversions???)

Plagal Cadence

IV-I, mostly interior cadence, tonic note held as common tone in soprano part

Crossing Voices

Never allow a progression in one voice to pass over other voices

SATB Spacing

Keep SAT within an octave of each other, keep an octave of space in between T and B

7th Chord Progression Rule

The 7th of the chord must be lowered by 2 half steps to the next note, and the other voices must follow the general rules of movement (2nds, 3rds, 5ths)

Major Chord

1st, 3rd, 5th

Minor Chord

1st, 3rd lowered 1 half step, 5th

7th Chord

1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th

Diminished Chord

1st, 3rd and 5th down 1 half step

Augmented Chord

1st, 3rd, 5th up 1 half step