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What is a chordal seventh?
The note a seventh above the root of the chord.
What is a tendency tone?
A note that has a strong pull towards resolution.
Define 'resolution' in music.
The move from a dissonant chord to a consonant one.
What is voice leading?
The smooth connection of individual melodic lines in a chord progression.
What is a suspension?
When a note from one chord is held over into the next chord, creating dissonance.
Define parallel octaves.
Two voices moving in parallel motion an octave apart.
Define parallel fifths.
Two voices moving in parallel motion a perfect fifth apart.
What is an uncharacteristic leap?
A leap larger than a fifth, or an augmented second/tritone.
What is an inverted chord?
A chord in which the root is not the lowest note.
What is a dominant seventh chord?
A major triad with a minor seventh added above the root.
What notes make up a V7 chord in C Major?
G, B, D, F
What notes make up a vi chord in A Major?
F#, A, C#
What notes make up a I6 chord in C Major?
C, E, G (E in the bass)
What notes make up a IV chord in A Major?
D, F#, A
What notes make up a vii° chord in A Major?
G#, B, D
What notes make up a I chord in C Major?
C, E, G
What notes make up a V chord in C Major?
G, B, D
What notes make up a IV chord in C Major?
F, A, C
What notes make up a vi chord in C Major?
A, C, E
What notes make up a V7 chord in A Major?
E, G#, B, D
What is a chordal seventh?
The note a seventh above the root of a chord.
What is a tendency tone?
A note that has a strong pull towards resolution, like the chordal seventh or leading tone.
Define dissonance in music.
A combination of notes that sounds unstable and creates a need for resolution.
What does 'resolution' mean in harmony?
The movement from a dissonant chord to a consonant chord.
Define parallel octaves.
Two voices moving in parallel motion, separated by an octave.
Define parallel fifths.
Two voices moving in parallel motion, separated by a perfect fifth.
What is an uncharacteristic leap?
A leap that is not commonly used in voice leading, such as an augmented second or a leap larger than a fifth.
What is a suspension?
A note from a previous chord that is held over into the next chord, creating dissonance.
Define overlapping voices.
When one voice moves higher than the previous note of a higher voice, or lower than the previous note of a lower voice.
What are hidden octaves?
Outer voices leap in the same direction to an octave.