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Function of passing tones?
Connect stable chord tones, adding flow to music.
Function of neighbor tones?
Create ornamentation and anticipation/delay.
Why are passing tones useful when a soprano leap is necessary?
They smooth the melodic line and avoid awkward jumps.
When should you add non-chord tones in the bass line?
To avoid leaps or when the soprano line is stationary.
How can passing tones be used to create voice exchange?
By placing them in the bass line while the soprano moves stepwise.
How can non-chord tones create tension in parallel thirds or sixths?
Adding passing tones in the bass line.
In 18th-century style, are passing and neighbor tones usually accented or unaccented?
Usually unaccented.
What type of motion do passing and neighbor tones move in?
Stepwise motion.
What is a passing tone?
A non-chord tone connecting two chord tones by step.
What is a neighbor tone?
A non-chord tone that steps away from a chord tone and immediately returns to it.
Define an unaccented passing tone.
A passing tone that occurs on a weaker beat.
Define an accented passing tone.
A passing tone that occurs on a stronger beat.
What is a diatonic passing tone?
A passing tone that is within the key's scale.
What is a chromatic passing tone?
A passing tone that is outside the key's scale.
What is an upper neighbor tone?
A neighbor tone that steps up from a chord tone and returns.
What is a lower neighbor tone?
A neighbor tone that steps down from a chord tone and returns.
What is a diatonic neighbor tone?
A neighbor tone that is within the key's scale.
What is a chromatic neighbor tone?
A neighbor tone that is outside the key's scale.