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16 Cards in this Set
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What is a voice?
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an independent melodic strand
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What is part writing?
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the process of creating a four-voice texture
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What is doubling?
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when a note is duplicated
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What note should always be doubled when writing a root position triad in four-voice harmony?
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the bass/the root of the chord
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What is structure?
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the distance that the four notes are spaced from one another
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What is close structure?
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when the upper three notes of the chord are as close together as possible below the soprano note
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What is open structure?
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when you skip every other closest chord note
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What are crossed voices?
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when a lower range has a note in a higher range
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What is a common tone?
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a tone that remains the same from one chord to another
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Which three kinds of parallels should you not have?
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unions, fifths, or octaves
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What is similar mothion?
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both voices move up, but by different intervals
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What is parallel motion?
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both voices move up the same intervals
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What is contrary motion?
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when two voices move in the opposite direction
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What is oblique motion?
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when one voice remains stationary while the other moves
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Major Scale Roman Numerals:
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I ii iii IV V vi vii* I
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Minor Scale Numerals:
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i ii* II iv V VI VII vii* i
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