Basic Phrase

Question 1

phrase

Answer 1

• needs to have a complete beginning, middle, and end
• end with a cadence
• most basic phrases move from tonic to dominant
• a phrase is like a sentence. some sentences end with a period, some with a question mark, and others with a exclamation point etc… now phrases and cadential figures follow the same concept

Question 2

a complete phrase have at least three defined areas

Answer 2

• solid beginning area or tonic
• middle area moves to a dominant section
• a tonic closure
• this structure governs nearly all harmonic motion in music

Question 3

phrases continued

Answer 3

• the absence of the final closure leaves the listening feeling incomplete
• the opening tonic area must be established in order to allow the key/mode to be clearly seen/heard
• a root position tonic triad will begin the phrase typically
• the following can expand the tonic area:
• • repeating or arpeggiating the tonic triad
• -combining root-position and inverted tonic triads
• • adding passing and/or neighbor tones between chord members
• the dominant chord may be used to extend the opening tonic as well
• • use of an anacrusis
• • most of the V chords that will be used will NOT be in root position

Question 4

if a sentence is considered similar to a phrase of music, a ________ ends the phrase

Answer 4

• cadence

Question 5

if the chord progression at the cadence ends on the dominant (V) this is a _______ cadence

Answer 5

• half

Question 6

A V-I cadence with an inverted V chord is labeled as a ______ cadence

Answer 6

• imperfect authentic

Question 7

analyze the cadence. it is in the key of ___. the cadence type is ___. the letter name of the leading tone is ________

Answer 7

• C; PAC; B

Question 8

analyze the cadence
key =
cadence type =
leading tone =

Answer 8

• C; Half; B