Cadences and basic progressions Week 13 - Entry 9 in Learning Portfolio

Cadences and basic progressions

WEEK 13



Deceptive Cadence



A Deceptive Cadence occurs when a V chord moves to a VI normally

  • creates suspenseful effect/ unexpected effect for the listener making them feel that the end is near
  • Deceptive Cadences are rare but they mostly appear in baroque music


Plagal Cadence


*** Plagal cadence chord progression = IV- I





The Plagal Cadence is known as the "amen" cadence (what is sung in church after prayer)


Phrygian Cadence



Root Motion is the direction and quantity in which a sequence of notes are moving

**** Ascending 4ths to descending 5ths are the strongest root motions


Descending third and ascending seconds are examples



















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