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Chapter 5: Intervals

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Simple, Compound and Multiple Intervals.............................................................................................. 128
Interval Identification Procedure: The Two Evaluative Criteria .......................................................... 129
The Interval Placement Diagram ............................................................................................................. 130
Interval Inversion ...................................................................................................................................... 131
Interval Construction Procedure ............................................................................................................. 132
Interval Identification and Construction Below a Given Pitch ............................................................. 133

Chapter 6: Chords

............................................................................................................. 134

Introduction and Definitions .................................................................................................................... 135
The Harmonic (“Overtone”) Series .......................................................................................................... 136
Triads: Four Types, Inversion, and Basic Symbolization ....................................................................... 137
Chord Labels and Primary and Secondary Triads .................................................................................. 138
The Conditional Status of Second Inversion Triads ............................................................................... 139
Introduction to Seventh Chords: Five Basic Types................................................................................. 140
Other Common Trichords and Seventh Chords...................................................................................... 141
Larger Chord Structures: Upper Dominant Discords and Non-Dominant Upper Extensions............142
Basic Chord Symbolization ....................................................................................................................... 143

Chapter 7: Basic Analytical Techniques: The Four Parameters

.............................. 144

The Purpose of Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 145
Tonal Music: Expectation and Iteration .................................................................................................. 146
Roman Numeral Analysis (RNA) ............................................................................................................... 147
The Figured Bass Tradition and its Use in Analysis ............................................................................... 148
Categories of Chord Progressions: Expectations in Tonal Harmony.................................................... 149

Chapter 8: The Cadence

................................................................................................... 150

Definition and the Sense of Closure in Music ......................................................................................... 151
Melodic Cadences....................................................................................................................................... 152
Final (Conclusive) and Non-Final (Inconclusive) Cadences................................................................... 153
Harmonic Cadence Types .......................................................................................................................... 154
Procedure for Evaluating and Identifying Cadences.............................................................................. 155

Chapter 9: Melodic Elaboration I: Non-Harmonic Activity

...................................... 156

Non-Harmonic (Non-Chord) Tones .......................................................................................................... 157
Types of NHT .............................................................................................................................................. 158
Procedure for Evaluating and Identifying NHT ...................................................................................... 159
The Suspension Figure .............................................................................................................................. 160

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Understanding the Music Theory

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