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Intermediate

Cadences

Authentic, plagal, half and deceptive: how a phrase ends, in major, in minor, then in any key.

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  1. Authentic and plagal

    Four chords from the tonic, in C. Does the phrase end V to I, or IV to I?

    +120 XPOn a locked path

  2. Half cadence

    A phrase that stops on V and waits, next to the two that come home.

    +130 XPOn a locked path

  3. Deceptive cadence

    V goes to vi instead of I, so the ending you expect never comes. All four cadences, in C.

    +150 XPOn a locked path

  4. Cadences in minor

    The same four in A minor: the minor key's V is major, and its deceptive cadence lands on a major VI.

    +160 XPOn a locked path

  5. Cadences checkpoint

    Ten phrases, major and minor, in any key.

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