Non-Chord Tones
Figured Bass
Part-Writing
No-No's!
Texture
Cadences
100
Approached by step down and resolved by step up
What is a LOWER NEIGHBOR TONE?
100
The inversion symbol for a 2nd inversion triad
What is 6 4?
100
Soprano, Alto, or Tenor Voices more than one octave apart
What is a SPACING ERROR?
100
4-part Chorale Texture
What is SATB?
100

V-vi or VI (Wells's favorite!)

What is a DECEPTIVE CADENCE?

200
Approached by step, resolved by leap in the opposite direction
What is an EXCAPE TONE?
200
The inversion symbol for a 3rd inversion seventh chord
What is 4 2?
200
The most important thing to remember when part-writing in a minor key
What is TO RAISE THE LEADING TONE?
200
Example: Gregorian chant
What is MONOPHONIC?
200
any chord progressing to V at the end of a phrase
What is a HALF CADENCE?
300
Approached by leap, resolved by step in the opposite direction
What is an APPOGGIATURA?
300
A lone accidental modifies this interval above the bass
What is the THIRD?
300
An example of this is when the alto moves up higher than the note the soprano just left
What is VOICE CROSSING?
300
Music with multiple independent lines, usually somehwat complex and intricate (also known as counterpoint)
What is POLYPHONIC?
300
Ending on a Major tonic chord in a minor key
What is a PICARDY THIRD?
400
Lower/upper neighbor group, also known as changing tones
What is a CAMBIATA?
400
This symbol means to raise the sixth above the bass by a half step
What is A SIX WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT?
400
An example of this is Soprano: D-E ascending Bass: G-A ascending
What are PARALLEL FIFTHS?
400
Example: Solo voice w/piano accompaniment
What is HOMOPHONIC?
400
IV-I or the "Amen" cadence
What is a PLAGAL CADENCE?
500
A pitch that carries over from the previous chord and resolves upward
What is a RETARDATION?
500
The symbol "4-3" indicates this non-chord tone has occurred
What is a SUSPENSION?
500

These two tendency tones in a V7 must be resolved!

What are 4-3 AND 7-1?

500
Voices playing slight variations on the same melody (ex: bluegrass, zydeco)
What is HETEROPHONIC?
500
iv6 – V in a minor key
What is a PHRYGIAN HALF CADENCE?
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