phrase=complete

At the end of an antecedent phrase, the music sounds interrupted and never finished; it leaves us unsatisfied demanding more. It leaves us hanging.

Because it ends on the tonic, there is resolution and conclusiveness. This phrase finishes the thought begun in the previous phrase. A phrase that does this is called the consequent phrase.

• Use Music Land to answer the following questions

1. Is the antecedent phrase symmetrical or asymmetrical to the consequent phrase?

it is asymmetrical to the consequent phrase

1. Is the antecedent phrase similar or contrasting to the consequent phrase?

it is similar to the consequent phrase

Step 3

• Use Amazing Grace to answer the following questions

1. Is the antecedent phrase symmetrical or asymmetrical to the consequent phrase?

 it is asymmetrical to the consequent phrase

1. Is the antecedent phrase similar or contrasting to the consequent phrase?

it is contrasting to the consequent phrase

1. What kind of cadence is represented at the end of the antecedent phrase?

 it is a half cadence

1. What kind of cadence is represented at the end of the consequent phrase?

 it is an authentic cadence

Texture is one of the basic elements of music. When you describe the texture of a piece of music, you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. For example, the texture of the music might be thick or thin, or it may have many or few layers. It might be made up of rhythm only, or of a melody line with chordal accompaniment, or many interweaving melodies.

• Provide a brief summary explaining

1. The definition of musical texture

how much is going on in the music at any given moment.

1. The differences between types of musical textures

monophonic- one melodic line, no harmony or counterpart

homophonic- standout melodic line, with counterpart

polyphonic- counterpart

heterophonic- multiple versions of the same melody

1. Texture clues by sight

shaping of the notes and how many rows their are (bass, treble, soprano, alto, tenor, etc.) 

1. Texture clues by sound

how it sounds and how many layers there are

• Would you describe the form of America as being binary or ternary?  Explain your answer.

America is Ternary because its ABA form

• Would you describe the form of Swing Low Sweet Chariot as being binary or ternary?  Explain your answer.

SLSC is also ternary because its in ABA form

Step 5

• Use the 3rd Movement Autumn from Vivaldi's Four Seasons to provide the Letter Code(ABCDE, etc.) that symbolizes the form 

ABABA form