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What should you do with common tones when moving between chords?
Keep them in the same voice when possible.
Why is contrary motion important in voice leading?
To avoid parallel fifths and octaves.
What is the best way to avoid parallel fifths and octaves?
Use contrary motion with the bass line.
How should the chordal seventh of a V7 chord be approached?
It must be prepared by a common tone.
When moving from IV to V, what is a good voice leading practice?
Move the bass up a 5th and keep common tones.
When moving from iv to V in minor, what should you watch out for?
Augmented second between scale degrees 6 and 7.
In four-part writing, how should voices be spaced?
Avoid large leaps between alto, tenor, and soprano.
What is the most common error in voice leading?
Parallel fifths and octaves.
What is the best way to practice voice leading?
Write out chord progressions and analyze examples.
Why should you resolve the 7th of a V7 chord down?
To create a smooth resolution to the tonic.
In C major, what notes make up the IV chord?
F-A-C
In A minor, what notes make up the iv chord?
D-F-A
In C major, what notes make up the ii chord?
D-F-A
In A minor, what notes make up the ii° chord?
B-D-F
What is the Roman numeral for the subdominant chord in a major key?
IV
What is the Roman numeral for the subdominant chord in a minor key?
iv
What is the Roman numeral for the supertonic chord in a major key?
ii
What is the Roman numeral for the supertonic chord in a minor key?
ii°
What is a ii6 chord?
A supertonic chord in first inversion.
What is a ii°6 chord?
A diminished supertonic chord in first inversion.
What is the function of IV in a major key?
Predominant.
What is the function of iv in a minor key?
Predominant.
What is the function of ii in a major key?
Predominant.
What is the function of ii° in a minor key?
Predominant.
Analyze: I-IV-V-I in C major.
T-PD-D-T.
Analyze: i-iv-V-i in A minor.
T-PD-D-T.
What harmonic function typically precedes the Dominant?
Predominant.
In T-PD-D-T, what chords could fulfill the PD function in C major?
IV or ii.
In T-PD-D-T, what chords could fulfill the PD function in A minor?
iv or ii°.
What is the harmonic function of V/V?
Secondary Dominant, but can also function as a predominant chord leading to V.