Harmony Tonality Objective To know and be able

Harmony & Tonality Objective To know and be able to recognise the following musical features: Cadences Modulations Consonant & Dissonant Chromaticism

Write down the chord numbers and a description for how they sound for each of these cadences. Plagal Cadence Perfect Cadence Imperfect Cadence Interrupted Cadence Tierce de Picarde

Let’s see if we can orally identify some cadences…

Let’s see if you can visually identify some cadences…

Modulations Definition: Moving from one key to another.

Modulations • Dominant • Major key • Relative minor • Dominant • Minor key • Relative major

Modulations • To get to the dominant of a key…… • To get to the relative minor of a key…. • To get to the relative major of a key….

Modulations • Changing from the tonic to the dominant will sound…. • Changing from a minor key to the relative major will sound…. . • Changing from a major key to the relative minor will sound…. .

New Words Consonant: Sounds which fit well together. Dissonant: Sounds which clash when played together. How could we visually identify consonant and dissonant sounds?

Chromaticism • The use of notes foreign to the diatonic scale upon which a composition is based. • It add colour and ‘spices up’ the sound of a piece.

Using this well known tune, use chromaticism to spice up the melody. Copy one of your versions into your book, highlighting the chromaticism.