Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 7, Lesson 5 of 5
Brainlag Music

Harmonic rhythm

Music theory, Extended analysis, 10 minutes

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How often the chords change, and what that does to a phrase.

Changing chords

Harmonic rhythm is how often the chords change.

It often speeds up approaching a cadence, which drives the phrase to its close.

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