Harmony and Tonality

• Diatonic


  Music uses only the notes of current key
• Chromatic 


  Music contains notes that don't belong in key
• Consonant 


  Notes that sound pleasing together
• Dissonant 


  Notes that clash
• Pedal note or Drone


  A note that is held or repeated while the harmonies above change
• Perfect cadence 


  V-I Sounds strong and final (like a full stop)
• Plagal Cadence 


  IV-I often used to sing 'Amen'
• Imperfect cadence 


  Incomplete
• Interrupted cadence


  V-VI sounds like a surprise
• Major chords 


  'Happy' sounding chords- the primary chords in any
• Minor chords 


  'Sad' sounding chords
• Dominant seventh 


  Triad on the dominant with an extra note a 7nth above
• Tonal


  Major or minor key
• Major key
• Minor 


  based in minor key
• Modal


  Based on type of seven notes scale called 'mode'
• Modulation


  process form moving from one key to another
• Dominant 


  Music often modulates to dominant
• Subdominant 


  Music modulates to the subdominant
• Relative minor
• Chromatic 


  Notes in chord/melody which are not part of the key
• Harmonic rhythm 


  How often the chords change