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6 Cards in this Set
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Transposition
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The active shifting of all the tones of a musical composition a uniform distance to a different pitch level.
Shifts to another key. The melody does not change because the pattern of whole and half steps does not change. |
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Modulation
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The process of passing from one key to another.
Shift away to another tonic. |
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Tonic/I Chord
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The triad built on the first (do) scale tone, serves as the rest point.
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Dominant chord
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The triad built on the fifth (sol) scale step. Wants to resolve to the tonic.
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Subdominant chord
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The triad built on the fourth scale step (fa)
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Key contrast
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Adds variety. Achieve a dramatic opposition/tension/unstableness that need to be resolved.
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