Unit 4: Harmony and Voice Leading I: Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase

Use spacing to create a(n) ________ or release in the music.

________- The harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic conclusion to a phrase.

A(n) ________ creates a sense of calm and stability.

The ________ determines the chords played in a piece of music.

Outer voices- The highest and ________ in a musical texture.

The ________ is an important aspect of a piece's overall sound and emotional impact.

A(n) ________ creates a sense of tension and excitement.

The ________ determines how quickly those chords change.

The art of arranging musical voices in a way that creates smooth and logical progressions

The direction in which the melody moves in relation to the bass line

Moves the melody in the opposite direction of the bass

When one voice remains on the same note and the other moves in either direction

When the bass and the soprano move in the same direction but at different intervals

Where the soprano and bass move in the same direction and at the same interval

The highest and lowest voices in a musical texture

The spacing between the voices in a chord

The harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic conclusion to a phrase

I (i), vi (VI), or V (v)

The most common phrase-ending chord progression that uses the dominant chord to set up the tension and the tonic for the release

Concluding cadence that requires both dominant and tonic chords to be in root position

Weaker authentic cadence that has either chord inverted, or has a chord member other than the root in the soprano of the tonic chord

Weaker progression using the subdominant to tonic to provide the resting point

Ending progression where the dominant chord is unexpectedly resolved to the submediant instead of the tonic

Unresolved tension used especially in the middle of a melody

Occurs in a harmonic minor

A seventh note added to a chord, creating a four-note chord

The art of moving from one chord to another in a smooth and melodic way

any chord, including major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords.

melodic way by moving down a half step to the third of the next chord.

create tension and release, adding interest and complexity to the harmony.

A series of chords played in a specific order

• I-IV-V

• ii-V-I

simple or complex

tension and excitement

calm and stability