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1
Q

Point of Imitation

A

Material that is being imitated.

2
Q

What does harmony focus on as opposed to texture?

A

Pitch, not layers.

3
Q

Melodic Interval

A

Successive and makes up melody.

4
Q

Harmonic Interval

A

Simultaneous.

5
Q

Consonant

A

Stable, at rest.

6
Q

Dissonant

A

Clashes, in need of resolution.

7
Q

Chords

A

A combination of simultaneous pitches.

8
Q

Tonality

A
  • Larger system of organizing pitches and chords.

- Creates possibility of tension and resolution on a larger scale.

9
Q

What provides direction, impetus with a clear goal?

A

Tonality.

10
Q

Tonic

A

The home note.

11
Q

Music that has a tonic is called ___.

A

Tonal.

12
Q

Keys

A

Scale that is named for its tonic.

13
Q

Mode

A

A different recurring pattern of whole steps and half steps.

14
Q

Major

A

Diatonic starting on C.

15
Q

Minor

A

Diatonic starting on A.

16
Q

Modulation

A

Switching from one key to another key that has a different tonic pitch within a piece.

17
Q

Difference between the mode and key.

A
  • Mode is the quality of the scale (major/minor).

- Key is the note the tonic lands on (G/A).

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