Neighboring Six-Four

Question 1

neighboring six-four (pedal)

Answer 1

• a neighboring six-four is used to give a sense of a sustained note or a pedal
• • a pedal can be held over a full section. like a drone on a bagpipe or organ
• • an implied pedal is when the bass note stays the same on the strong beats but is embellished with the chord on the weak beat
• when writing you want to:
• • always double the bass part
• • you can use a neighboring six-four to embellishes and prolong a root position triad
• • make sure when you put the chord on the weak beat and to resolve this by step-wise motion
• a neighboring six-four is a good way to end a piece (I-I-I)

Question 2

a neighboring or pedal 6/4 embellishes and prolongs a _______ position triad

Answer 2

• root

Question 3

always double the ______ of a 6/4 triad

Answer 3

• bass

Question 4

as the bass (pedal) is sustained, the two upper voices move in _____ motion

Answer 4

• stepwise

Question 5

generally, the neighboring or pedal 6/4 will occur on a ______ beat

Answer 5

• weak