Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 11, Lesson 3 of 4
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Phrases and cadences in an extract

Music theory, Harmony in a score, 12 minutes

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Finding where each phrase of a printed extract ends, and naming the cadence there from its last two chords.

Where the phrases end

Two 4-bar phrases, each under its own phrase mark

A Grade 6 extract usually has two 4-bar phrases: the first ends at bar 4, the second at bar 8.

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A phrase mark (a long curve over the top part) shows each one. Where a phrase mark ends, look for the cadence.

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