 Harmony – the way chords are constructed and follow each other.  Chord – combination of three or more tones sounded at once.  Progression – a specific series of chords › I – IV – V – 1 › Adds emphasis, surprise, suspense or finality

 Consonance – a chord combination that is considered stable. › Points of arrival, rest, and resolution › Authentic or complete cadence  Dissonance – a chord combination that is considered unstable. › Tension demands an onward motion to a stable chord. Needs a resolution or move toward consonance. › Half or incomplete cadence › Popular in 20 th century music  Either type can exist in different degrees

 Chords have great variety › Can have as few as 3 different tones or even more. › Make up creates different levels of complexity, emotion, and tone color.  Triad – simplest chord › 3 tones › Tonic chord - if built on root of scale  Main chord of a piece › Dominant chord – if built on the 5 th of the scale  Sets up the tension  Cadence – Resting point at the end of a phrase. › progression from the tonic chord to a dominant chord.

 Broken Chord/arpeggio – when sounds of a chord are played individually.

 Genre: Prelude  Musical Characteristics: tempo – largo, duple meter, key – E minor  Instrumentation - piano