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Unit 4: Harmony and Voice Leading I: Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase

AP Music Theory — Note Packet

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Key Terms

Tonic

The _, stable, resolved sound where music wants to end.

Dominant

The tension-builder, primarily the V chord (and vii°7), that ________ resolution back to tonic.

Predominant

Chords (IV, ii) that ________ the way for the dominant, building anticipation.

Cadence

The ________ marks of music that mark the end of a musical phrase, providing varying degrees of closure.

Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)

A strong ending (V-I) where both chords are in ________ position and the soprano ends on the root of the tonic.

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