Chords
"do mi la"
(1 3 6)
What is VI6 in solfege?
It is the home, the center, the place where everything develops from and ends on
What is a tonic?
It Resolves down by step
What is a resolution to the chordal seventh in a seventh chord?
In this cadence, the melody ends on a "mi" (3)
What is an IAC?
This embellishiment sustains for a long time
What is a pedal point?
"fa le do re"
(4 b6 1 2)
What is ii half diminished 65 in solfege?
It is ambiguous, either functions as tonic (T) or predominant (PD)
What is the function of vi or VI?
It goes down by a half step to "sol" (5)
What is the resolution to b6 in minor keys?
In this cadence, the harmony goes from predominant to tonic
What is a plagal (blues) cadence?
This embellishment precedes a V or V7 chord and is a dominant embellishment
What is a cadential 64 chord?
D F Ab Cb
How to spell D o7 chord?, or
What is vii07 in the key of Eb?
It does not happen in Western tonal harmony but is characteristic in blues and jazz music
What is retrograde progression (D to PD)?
It refers to a diminished fifth (d5) moving to a perfect fifth (P5)
What is "dopey"? or
What is a faulty fifth?
This cadence gives a surprise and changes the expected chord quality at the revealing moment
What is a deceptive cadence (DC)?
This embellishment is an accented dissonance that is similar to a suspension but resolves in the opposite direction
What is retardation?
C Eb F Ab
How to spell Fm7/C? or
What is iv4/3 in C minor?
This chord cannot stand alone to perform any function
What is a second inversion chord, including Cadential 64?
It moves down a third, then down a third again
What is the bassline of the I-vi-IV progression?
In this cadence, a V6 goes to I with melody ends on "do" (1)
What is almost a PAC but not really?
This chordal embellishment must be placed at least an octave above the highest root
What is the ninth of V9?
"sol do re"
(5 1 2)
What is V sus4-3 in solfege? or
What is the area code of San Marcos?
It is to a predominant (PD) functioning chord what San Marcos is to tonic (T), while what Austin is to dominant (D)
What is anything on I-35 or Dripping Springs?
It is a chord inversion that cannot be used in part writing
What is iv65?
This cadence resembles the the third diatonic mode by having a resolution of an upper leading tone (b2) going to tonic (1)
What is a Phrygian cadence?
When analyzing, chords above this embellishment should be labeled in root position even if they are inverted
What is a pedal bass?