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

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