What is the function of a I chord?
Tonic - the 'home' chord.
What is the function of a V chord?
Dominant - leads strongly to the tonic.
What is the function of a IV chord?
Predominant - usually comes before dominant chords.
In C major, what is the Roman numeral analysis for D minor?
ii
In A minor, what is the Roman numeral analysis for E major?
V
What harmonic function does vii° typically serve?
Dominant
What harmonic function does ii typically serve?
Predominant
What harmonic function does vi typically serve?
Tonic expansion
What harmonic function does iii typically serve?
Tonic expansion
Analyze: IV-V-I in C Major
Predominant-Dominant-Tonic
Analyze: ii-V-I in G Major
Predominant-Dominant-Tonic
Analyze: vi-IV-V-I in A minor
Tonic expansion-Predominant-Dominant-Tonic
What is tonality?
Music centered around a tonic, creating a sense of resolution.
Define harmonic progression.
Predictable sequences of diatonic chords providing musical structure.
What is harmonic rhythm?
The pace at which harmonies change in a musical piece.
What is a cadence?
A harmonic progression that concludes a musical phrase.
Define 'leading tone'.
Scale degree 7, which has a strong pull to resolve to the tonic.
What is a Picardy Third?
A major tonic chord at the end of a piece in a minor key.
Define 'retrogression'.
Harmonic movement in the opposite of the expected direction.
What is a tendency tone?
A note that wants to resolve to another specific note.
Define 'tonic'.
The 'home' chord, the goal of most progressions.
Define 'dominant'.
Chords that lead strongly to the tonic, creating a feeling of resolution.
Define 'predominant'.
Chords that usually come before dominant chords, setting them up.
What is the function of a I chord?
Tonic
What is the function of a V chord?
Dominant
What is the function of a IV chord?
Predominant
What is the function of a ii chord?
Predominant
What is the function of a vii° chord?
Dominant
In C major, what is the Roman numeral for the subdominant chord?
IV
In A minor, what is the Roman numeral for the dominant chord?
V
What is the function of V-vi in a major key?
Deceptive Cadence
In a minor key, what is the function of i-V-i?
Tonic-Dominant-Tonic progression
What harmonic function does a half cadence typically emphasize?
Dominant
What harmonic function does a plagal cadence typically emphasize?
Tonic
