Tenth graders learn about cadences — the chord progressions that punctuate music — from the conclusive perfect cadence to the unfinished half cadence, the musical equivalents of periods and commas.
Students will be able to…
Just like sentences end with periods or commas, musical phrases end with cadences. What are the main cadences, and how do they feel?
Project each item and have students answer about cadences. The tool explains perfect and half cadences.
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Phrases end with cadences, like periods and commas — what are they?
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music, HS Accomplished).
Analyze cadences.
Use cadences in composition.
Recognize cadences by ear.
Perform cadences.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students play or hum a phrase that ends resolved, then one that ends unfinished. A printable cadences sheet is in the Arts library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.