week 9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
tertian harmony
harmony based on interval of 3rds
secundal harmony
harmony based on intervals of 2nds, aka cluster chords
quartal harmony
harmony based on interval of 4ths
quintal harmony
harmony based on interval of 5th’s
harmony
2 or more notes sounding together
chord
3 or more notes sounding together
triad
a 3 note chord based on 3rd’s, are building blocks of harmony
root
foundation note of a triad
major triad
1 3 5 of major scale, using the root for the tonic of the major scale, from minor triad just raise the 3rd
minor triad
1 3 5 of minor scale, or the 1, lower 3rd, and 5 of the major scale, from major triad just lower the 3rd
diminished triad
1, lower 3rd, lower 5th of the major scale
augmented triad
1, 3, raise 5th of major scale
quality
different types of intervals and chords; how they sound and look