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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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