Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions and Predominant Function

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key of C
In the ________ major, the supertonic triad is a D minor chord (D- F- A)
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tension
It is often used to create ________ and release in a composition.
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significant time
The difference between modulation and tonicization is the occurrence of a convincing cadence and ________ in the new key.
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second scale degree
Supertonic triad- Built on the ________ of a major scale.
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fourth scale degree
Subdominant triad- Built on the ________ of a major scale.
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bass note
The ________ of the 6 /4 chord is the same as the root of the dominant chord.
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mediant chord
In minor keys, the ________ is often used to create a sense of harmonic ambiguity because the ________ can be either major or minor, depending on whether the scale is natural or harmonic minor.
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In the key of C major, the subdominant triad is an
F major chord (F- A- C)
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Predominant function
A chord or group of chords that lead to the dominant chord in a musical composition
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Subdominant chord
The chord built on the fourth scale degree of a major or minor key
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Supertonic chord
The chord built on the second scale degree of a major or minor key
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Predominant chords
Chords that typically come before the dominant chord in a progression
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Submediant
The sixth degree of the scale
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Deceptive cadence
A chord progression that creates a sense of resolution but ends on a chord other than the expected tonic chord
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Most common deceptive cadence
V-vi progression
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Contextual analysis
The process of analyzing a piece of music in its entirety, taking into account its historical, cultural, and social context
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Subdominant triad
Built on the fourth scale degree of a major scale
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Supertonic triad
Built on the second scale degree of a major scale
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Mediant
The third degree of a diatonic scale
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Modulation
The process of moving from one tonal center to another, with or without changing the key signature
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Tonicization
When we have a region of a new key or experience a temporary sense of a new tonic by the occurrence of one or two non-diatonic chords
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6/4 chord
A chord that has its fifth replaced with a fourth, resulting in the intervals of a root, fourth, and sixth
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Cadential 6/4 chord
Functions as a dominant chord and resolves to a tonic chord
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Pedal 6/4 chord
Functions as a harmonic pedal point
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Passing 6/4 chord
Used to connect two chords that are a third apart, often in a stepwise motion
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Arpeggiating 6/4 chord
Chord in which the notes are played one at a time in a specific order, rather than all at once
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submediant as a tonic expansion
it prolongs the tonic chord by using the submediant chord (vi) as a substitute for the tonic chord (I).
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submediant as a weak predominant chord
used to lead to the dominant chord (V)
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most common modulation
from major to relative minor
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common modulations
* From major to relative minor
* Modulation to the dominant
* Modulation to the subdominant
* Modulation from major to parallel minor