In this lesson we talk about:
• The importance of Dominant and Tonic
- One of the most important harmonic relationships in tonal music!
• Triad doublings and subtractions
- Sometimes a note of a triad is doubled, while another is taken out (C-E-G becomes C-E-C for example)
• Passing Tones
- These are notes used (usually in the melody) that are not part of the chord.
- There are two types: accented and non-accented
• The Cadential 6/4
- A very common progression found at the end of phrases, sections or pieces.
- It is the tonic chord in 2nd inversion (I 6/4) followed by the dominant in root position (V)
- These two chords share the same bass note and therefore flow very well together
• The effects of chord inversions
- Root position chords are more restful and tend to occur at the start and end of phrases
- Chords in inversions are unstable and require movement towards another chord
- Composers will usually be aware of these things and will compose their music with these guidelines in mind
• The effect of chord spacing
- Chords in close spacing tend to sound punchier
- Chords in open spacing tend to sound richer
• The importance of Dominant and Tonic
- One of the most important harmonic relationships in tonal music!
• Triad doublings and subtractions
- Sometimes a note of a triad is doubled, while another is taken out (C-E-G becomes C-E-C for example)
• Passing Tones
- These are notes used (usually in the melody) that are not part of the chord.
- There are two types: accented and non-accented
• The Cadential 6/4
- A very common progression found at the end of phrases, sections or pieces.
- It is the tonic chord in 2nd inversion (I 6/4) followed by the dominant in root position (V)
- These two chords share the same bass note and therefore flow very well together
• The effects of chord inversions
- Root position chords are more restful and tend to occur at the start and end of phrases
- Chords in inversions are unstable and require movement towards another chord
- Composers will usually be aware of these things and will compose their music with these guidelines in mind
• The effect of chord spacing
- Chords in close spacing tend to sound punchier
- Chords in open spacing tend to sound richer