Unit 12, Lesson 2 of 3
Brainlag Plus Music

Phrases and cadences in an extract

Music theory, Harmony in a score, 12 minutes

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

Where the phrases end

A Grade 6 extract usually has two 4-bar phrases. A phrase mark (a long curve over the top part) shows each one; the first ends at bar 4, the second at bar 8. The cadence is the last two chords of the phrase.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus Music.

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  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
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