Non-Chord Tones and Embellishment
What is tested
You must label embellishing tones in a given passage. Suspension and appoggiatura are the pair most often confused, because both resolve down by step — the difference is whether the note was prepared in the previous chord.
Common mistakes
Suspension and appoggiatura are both identified from how they resolve, which cannot separate them — both fall by step. The difference is what happens before: a suspension is held over from the previous chord, an appoggiatura is approached by leap.
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