Cadences

Authentic Cadences 

What are authentic adences in music?

Authentic cadences is a type of progression that uses a dominant to tonic chords to end a pharse of a music.

Authentic cadences are formed when the 5th chords moves to the 1 chord to the end of a musical pharse. 

These are the different examples of the type of authentic. Here you have perfect cadance that starts on the 5th and ends on the 1. Also imperfect authentic cadence thats starts on the 5th chord but first inverson and ends on the minor one. The melody ends on the 3 or 5 on a chord

This video explains to you the predominant and dominant and tonic chords and how you get each authentic cadence.

Voice leading is also a mjaor deal when learning about cadences. When deadling with voice leading which is also coming up with melody for the music or bass notes you need to have an idea of  how much space you need or how far you need to put each notes and chords. Also must neer double notes or over lap them. Overlapping notes means having a E in a tenor and a D in the alto. Also means that you can not have a lover voice higher thatn a upper voice.

When writing music you can use parallel motion and contrary motion. 

Parallel motion is when the upper voices in a music move up and the bass line moves the saem direction as them. 

Contrary motion is when the upper and bass line moves in different directions.

These are the different type of motions that are used in music.