PRAXIS 5113 MUSIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE REVISION NOTES 2026 MUSIC THEORY HISTORY AND PRACTICE SUMMARY

PRAXIS 5113 MUSIC CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE REVISION NOTES 2026
MUSIC THEORY HISTORY AND PRACTICE
SUMMARY

◉ First inversion triad
Answer: Third, fifth, root


◉ Second inversion triad
Answer: Fifth, root, third


◉ Third inversion seventh chord
Answer: Seventh, root, third, fifth


◉ Authentic Cadence
Answer: V-I or V-i


◉ Which cadence is the strongest?
Answer: Authentic cadence


◉ Perfect Authentic cadence

,Answer: V to I; in root position; melody ends on tonic


◉ Imperfect authentic cadence
Answer: V-I not in root position, or soprano doesn't end on tonic


◉ Plagal cadence
Answer: IV-I or iv-i


◉ Which cadence is closely associated with Protestant hymns?
Answer: Plagal cadence


◉ Deceptive cadence
Answer: V-VI or V-vi


◉ What is another name for the deceptive cadence?
Answer: Interrupted cadence


◉ Half-cadence
Answer: Any chord to V


◉ Scale degrees

, Answer: Assigned number to the sequential notes of any major or
minor scale


◉ Tonic
Answer: I


◉ Supertonic
Answer: II


◉ Mediant
Answer: III


◉ Subdominant
Answer: IV


◉ Dominant
Answer: V


◉ Submediant
Answer: VI


◉ leading tone