GCSE Music Elements - Harmony

What is the definition of harmony?

• The combination of 2 or more notes played at the same time

• The combination of short and long notes

• The instruments used in a particular song

• The contrast between loud and quiet sounds in music

Answer explanation

What word describes a scale or passage of music moving in semitones

What word relates to musical scales of 7 notes (major or minor)

___________ harmony describes the use of harmony that has a tonic and a set of triads that all relate back to the tonic
For Ex. I IV ii V I

A continuous sustained note is known as a

Cadences: Chord V - I and has a finished sound

Cadences: Any chord to the Chord of V (sounds unfinished)

Cadences: Chords of IV - I
(Finished Sound - Often used in Christian Church Music "Amen Cadence")

Cadences: V to Anything - Except I

(The Ninja Cadence)

Answer explanation

Interrupted Cadences are often

V - vi in Classical

V - IV in Gospel

A sound that is clashing, seems unpleasant, and is full of tension is called __________?