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What is an anticipation tone?
A chord tone that arrives early, just before the chord change.
What is an escape tone?
A non-chord tone that moves stepwise from a chord tone and then leaps.
What is an appoggiatura?
A non-chord tone approached by leap and resolved by step.
What is a pedal point?
A sustained note (usually in the bass) while the harmony changes above it.
What is the effect of anticipation tones?
Creates tension and a sense of anticipation before a resolution.
What is the effect of escape tones?
Adds tension and creates a sense of movement and resolution.
What is the effect of appoggiaturas?
Adds dissonance and tension, creating a sense of movement and resolution; ornamentation.
What is the effect of pedal points?
Creates tension and dissonance, often with an eerie quality.
What is an upper escape tone?
Steps up from a chord tone, then leaps down.
What is a lower escape tone?
Steps down from a chord tone, then leaps up.
What is an anticipation tone?
A chord tone that arrives early, just before the chord change.
What is an escape tone?
A non-chord tone that moves stepwise from a chord tone and then leaps.
What is an appoggiatura?
A non-chord tone approached by a leap and resolved by step.
What is a pedal point?
A sustained note, usually in the bass, while the harmony changes.
Define a harmonic pedal point.
A pedal point that is part of the chord progression.
Define a non-harmonic pedal point.
A pedal point that is not part of the chord progression.
What is the voice leading rule for escape tones?
Resolve escape tones by a leap in the opposite direction of the step.
How do you distinguish an escape tone from an arpeggiation?
If the note is part of the chord, it's an arpeggiation, not an escape tone.