Grade 3 - Phrase Structure

In Specialist Music Theory Grade 3, you learn how phrases work like sentences. You’ll spot upbeats (anacrusis), balance ideas into question-and-answer pairs, and hear cadences that finish or pause the music.

Key Terms

• Anacrusis (Upbeat): Notes before the first strong beat; the missing time is balanced at the end.
• Antecedent & Consequent: A two-part phrase: a “question” followed by an answering “statement.”
• Cadence: A chord pattern that closes a phrase, such as perfect (V–I) or imperfect (ends on V).

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