Progression & Retrogression
Part Writing Rules
6/4 Chord Analysis
Cadential Closures
Harmonic Progressions
100
V or viio
What is dominant area?
100
What is the sequence of chords in a piece of music that create movement and direction, often leading to resolutions or cadences.
What is a harmonic progression?
100
Placement is on a strong beat, Precedes V. Prolongs Dominant Function.
What is Cadential 6/4?
100
A phrase ending moving from V to I, where both chords are in root position and the tonic note is in the soprano of the final chord.
What is a Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)?
100
The process of relating chords to where they naturally lead.
What is called harmonic progression?
200
IV/iv or ii/iio
What is the predominant area?
200
Parallel motion is allowed except for these.
What is parallel 5ths, octaves, and unisons?
200
Weak beat, Bass Moves by step connecting two chords.
What is Passing 6/4?
200
Ends on V, Any-->So, Incomplete, demands continuation
What is Half Cadence (HC)?
200
The rate at which harmony changes
What is harmonic rhythmic?
300
I/i or VI/vi
What is the tonic area?
300
The note is a leading tone, chordal seventh, or anything by the 5th in a 6/4 chord
What are rules you cannot break for doubling?
300
Wealk beat. Bass stays sationary (Do-Do-Do), while upper voices move.
What is Pedal (Neighbor) 6/4 chord?
300
Often called the "Amen" cadence, this moves from the subdominant (IV/iv) directly to the tonic (I/i)
What is a Plagal Cadence?
300
Which of the following maintains the tonic pitch as the bass note?
Which of the following progressions maintains the tonic pitch as the bass note?
What is I-IV6/4-I?
400
A musical progression that moves backward, such as ii to IV or V to IV/ii
What is retrogression?
400
Soprano - M6, Alto/Tenor - P4, Bass - Any
What is the maximum interval leaps allowed in each voice?
400
Wealk Beat. Bass leaps systematical between chord members.
What is arpeggiated 6/4 chords?
400
An authentic cadence (V–I) that is deemed "imperfect" for either of these two specific reasons regarding chord position or soprano voicing.
What is an IAC (Imperfect Authentic Cadence)?
400
Which harmonic pattern works best under the melody in measures 1 & 2 (presuming 2 chords per measure)?
What is i-VI-iio-V?
500
The Harmonic Progression Cycle
500
The leap that is never allowed in any part.
What is a tritone?
500
The specific term used by theorists to describe the arbitrary or contextless use of a second-inversion triad in a harmonization exercise.
What is an egregious mistake?
500
A specific minor-key cadence (iv6 to V) identifiable by the bass line moving from solfege Le to So.
What is a Phrygian Half Cadence?
500
A cadence occurring at the end of measure 2 would be?
What is half cadence?