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Exercises
Remember, for now only root position chords.
However, you can now triple the root of the I chord at cadences! For now make sure the remaining chord member is the chord's 3rd, not its 5.
Like always, I have separated exercises by repeat bars.
For measures 1-4, please voice lead the V chord to an I chord. Decide whether or not a chord with tripled root is appropriate.
In measure 5, please write a V - I progression that does not break any conventions, yet is not final sounding. In actual music, many V - I progressions are not cadences. In some styles it is very appropriate to have long passages of only I - V - I - V - I, without any marked cadential feeling till the end. The exact voicing of the chords and above all your ear will tell you if a V - I progression is a cadence or not.
In the rest of the exercises voice lead all the chords, ending each with a Perfect Authentic Cadence, or PAC. You will have to arrange the progressions so that the supertonic or the leading tone will be in the upper voice of the V chord towards the end. In these exercises a tripled root might be appropriate in the final chords.
Something about tying common notes:
For now, lets never tie a shorter note to a longer note, or tie a note when that would cause a 3rdless chord to sound. Of course, on your own, you should experiment with both tying and rearticulating notes, carefully noticing the effects each approach gives.
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