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Details Title: Music Appreciation Chapter 6 Description: Notes, terms, etc Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 09/06/2006 20:02:31	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Harmony Definition refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other Term chord Definition combination fo three or more tones at once Term consonace Definition stable tone combination; points of arrival, rest, and resolution Term dissonance Definition unstable tone combination; demands an onward motion to a stable chord Term resolution Definition when dissonance moves to a consonance Term triad Definition simplest, most basic chord; has three tones Term tonic chord Definition triad bult on the first, or tonic, note of the scale (do) Term dominant chord Definition triad built on the fifth note of the scale (sol); pulled strongly toward the tonic chord Term cadence Definition progression from teh dominant to the tonic chord (often used at th eend of a phrase, a melody, or an entire piece) Term broken chord (arpeggio) Definition individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another