Name:

Tritone******* –

Tendency Tone –

Countermelody –

– connection of two phrases so that the cadence of one overlaps, or serves as the beginning of another phrase.

Augmentation –

- breaking up a subject into segments, any one of which may form the basis for further development.

Inversion, melodic inversion –

Parallel Period –

– iv6-V cadence; most commonly found in minor.

Half-Diminished Seventh (ø7) –

Imitative Polyphony –

Scale Degrees/Diatonic Chord Names:

– first degree of a scale; keynote – Fourth degree of scale. – Seventh degree of a

– second degree of a scale. – Fifth degree of a scale. scale if natural minor (Whole step).

– third degree of a scale. – Sixth degree of a scale. – Seventh degree of a

scale if Major or Harm. Minor (Half step).

Tonic Function –

Dominant Function –

Predominant Function –

– modulation from the original key to the destination key (usually closely related) by way of a chord (called a pivot chord) that both keys share.

Cadential 64 –

– approached by step, left by leap in opposite direction; usually submetrical, unaccented, and diatonic.

Pedal Point –

– approached by same tone; left by step up. Similar to a suspension, but delays a stepwise ascent and resolves upward.

Close Position–

– AB; a portion of the A material is in section B.

Open Position –

Crossed Voices (Voice Crossing) –

Direct Fifths (Hidden Fifths) –

– motion of two lines in which one line stays on the same note while the other moves up or down.

Overlapping Voices –

Harmonic Rhythm –

– in a minor key, the last chord of a piece is played with a raised third, making it a major chord.

Compound Interval –

–direction to play with emphasis, "marked"; indicated by sign: ^

Tenuto –

Terrace Dynamics –

Adagio –

– approached by ascending leap, left by descending step, accented.

Andante –

Vivace –

Rubato –

Agogic Accent –

– a beat preceding beat one of a complete measure; a conductor's upward sweeping gesture prior to the downbeat.

– to restate a subject in smaller note values (usually twice as small).

Hemiola –

Retrogression –

Double Neighbor or Neighbor Group (Cambiata, Changing Tones, Changing Notes) –

Syncopation –

Parallel Key, Parallel Major or Minor –

Relative Key, Relative Major or Minor –

– six-note scale with a whole step between each pitch.

Cadential Extension -

– literally "different sounds". Simultaneous performance of modified versions of the same melody; uncommon in Western music.

Chordal Homophony –

Ostinato –

– part of the range of an instrument or voice that is different from other parts; for example, singers speak of their "head voice" and "chest voice".