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23 Cards in this Set
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tetrachord
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series of 4 tones on successive degrees of the staff with an interval of 5 half-steps between the 1st and last tones
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types of tetrachords
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M (major)
m (minor) N (natural) H (harmonic) |
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major tetrachord
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composed of 2 half-steps, 2 half-steps and one half-step ascending on 4 successive staff degrees
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minor tetrachord
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composed of 2 half-steps, one half-step and 2 half-steps ascending on 4 successive staff degrees
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natural tetrachord
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composed of 1 half step, 2 half steps and 2 half steps ascending on 4 successive staff degrees
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harmonic tetrachord
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composed of 1 half-step, 3 half-steps and 1 half step on 4 successive staff degrees
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scales constructed with tetrachords
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combine 2 tetrachords and a link (L)
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link (L)
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always 2 half-steps (whole step)
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major scale (in tetrachord)
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MLM
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tonic
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1st scale degree
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dominant
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5th scale degree
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subdominant
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4th scale degree
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mediant
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3rd scale degree
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submediant
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6th scale degree
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supertonic
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2nd scale degree
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leading tone
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7th scale degree (half-step below tonic)
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subtonic
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7th scale degree (whole-step below tonic)
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stable tones
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show tendency towards being at rest
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active tones
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want to move
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tendency tones
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active tones that exhibit a strong pull toward a specific pitch
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stable tones (examples)
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tonic
mediant dominant |
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active tones (examples)
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supertonic
subdominant submediant leading tone |
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tendency tones
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subdominant (pulls to mediant)
leading tone (pulls to tonic) |
