Music Theory Section Test

Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)

V-I or V7-I (root position)

Inverted Imperfect Authentic Cadence

V to I with at least one inverted chord

Root Position Imperfect Authentic Cadence

V-I, both in root position, with 3 or 5 in the melody of the I chord

Leading Tone Imperfect Authentic Cadence

viiº to I

Deceptive Cadence (DC)

V-vi, V-VI (V-?)

Half Cadence (HC)

ends on V

Phrygian Cadence (PHC)

iv6-V

Plagal Cadence (PC)

IV-I (amen cadence)

Motive (music)

a pitch pattern, rhythmic pattern (more common), or both

Phrase (music)

a relatively independent music idea terminated by a cadence

Sub-phrase (music)

a distinct portion of a phrase that is not terminated by a cadence

Period (music)

two phrases in an antecedent-consequent relationship using a stronger cadence at the end of the second phrase

Repeated phrase

both phrases are identical

Parallel period

both phrases begin with similar material

Contrasting period

period in which phrase beginnings are not similar

Three-phrase period

a period with three phrases

Double period

four phrases in two pairs, cadence at end of second pair is stronger than cadence at the end of the first pair

Sentence (music)

the repetition or variation of a musical idea followed by a motion toward a cadence