Name that cadence!
This cadence is a V to I, when both chords are in root position, and the tonic is in the highest voice in the I chord.
What is a perfect authentic cadence?
This nonharmonic tone is approached by step and resolves by step in the same melodic direction.
What is a passing tone?
These are the tendency tones in a V7 chord that not only define the sound of it, but also are key to its resolution back to I.
What are the 4th and 7th scale degrees?
These are the notes in a Eb major scale.
What are Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, and Eb?
This cadence is any cadence that ends on the V.
This nonharmonic tone is approached by step and resolves by step in the opposite melodic direction.
What is a neighbor tone?
This is the tone that should resolve to the tonic (aka the first scale degree) when voicing a V7 to I.
What is the 7th scale degree?
These are the notes in a F# major scale.
What are F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, and E#?
This cadence involves a IV resolving to a I.
What is a plagal cadence?
This is the direction that suspensions resolve in.
What is descending, or down?
This is the tone that should resolve to the 3rd scale degree when voicing a V7 to a I in four part harmony.
What is the the 4th scale degree?
These are the notes in a C natural minor scale.
What are C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, and Bb?
This is a cadence that is V to any other chord, most often vi.
What is a deceptive cadence?
This is the direction that retardations resolve in.
What is ascending, or up?
These are the tendency tones of a vii half diminished chord.
What are the 4th and the 7th?
These are the notes for an F harmonic minor scale.
What are F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, and E natural.
These are the instances in which an authentic cadence is imperfect. (There are 3 and you must get all three!)
What is the tonic isn't in the soprano, either chord is in inversion, or it is a vii half diminished resolving to I?
These two nonharmonic tones are either approached or resolved by leap.
What are escape tones and appogiatora?
These are your options when resolving a V7 to I when both are in root position. These creates optimal voice leading and prevents parallel motion.
What are omitting the 5th from either the V7 or the I, or allowing the 7th to resolve to the 5th in an inner voice?
What are Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, and D?