MUSI 1530 Lecture Notes - Chest Voice, Chord Progression, Head Voice
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Block chord: most typically, 3-4 notes played at the same time to create harmony. The simplest form is a triad in which three notes play simultaneously, with the interval of a third between each note: ie) c e g. singers often accompany themselves on guitar by strumming block chords. Chord progression: a series of chords that lead one to the next harmonically. Harmonic cadence: two chords which, when played in succession, signal the end of a major section of a composition. Eg) v-i is called a perfect cadence, and is usually found at the end of a piece. Hillbilly music: rural music recordings by white musicians primarily for a white audience. Melodic cadence: two successive melodic pitches that signal the end of a major section of a piece. Typically the notes re-doh (2-1) or ti-doh (7-1) are used to signal the end of pieces melodically in western music. Eg) = |1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | (95)
