Harmonising Flashcards
What are the most common 7th chords used in exam?
2 chord Diminished or minor 7th and Dominant 7 (ii7 V7)
What is the makeup of a Dominant 7th in all keys?
Major Triad with a minor 7th above the root
What is the makeup of a minor 7th chord?
Minor triad with a minor 7th above the root
What is the makeup of a Diminshed minor 7th chord?
Diminished triad with the added 7th being the key root
How do you work out the prevailing key and what does prevailing key mean?
What is a tricky progression that is sometimes used for prevailing key?
Once you work out the Dominant chord of the prevailing key what steps do you take next?
Work out if the tonic following it is major OR minor as it could be both as V7 is dominant chord in both keys.
What do you do if your unsure about key and cant find a cadance?
Work out the chrod requested and then work out all the other notes and fit to a scale
What are the most common cadences?
Va-Ia/ia
Any chord - Va (I-V and ii/II-V mostly)
IVa- Ia (major and minor but less common than other two)
When would your write a second inversion chord in harmonisation question?
In a cadential 6-4 (Ic-Va-Ia)
What is a cadential 6-4?
Ic-Va-ia or ic-Va-ia
What melody are you looking for to be able to write a 6-4 Cadance?
Mediant - Supertonic - Tonic with the mediant falling on a strong beat
Write out each roman numeral chhord number and its relevant fifth
Write out the summary of common chord progressions?
What is antcipating harmony and how can you use it?
It is when you use different inversions of the same chord but the first chord must be on the strong beat of a bar and the 2nd one falls on a weak beat, dont cross bar lines
What are thw rough guidlines for where inversins should be used in a piece?
What inversion should a diminished chord be used in?
6-3 first inversion
Whats the rules of voice leading in harmony?
What are the final rules of inversions when writing in harmony?
Whaen shoudl you use V7 and when not?
Use for key change but not for a cadance
Whan can you use a second inversion tonic chord?
What chord usually comes up before a cadential 6-4?
iib
Write the full cadential 6-4 sequence
iib - Ic - Va - Ia
Where is chord III/iii often found
Its not often found anywhere but if it is used its usually before th vi in major key or with the relative major diomiannt in a minor key
Write out the summary of progressions
Where does an added 7th chord usually lead?
To the chord a perfect fifth lower
What is a secondary dominant chord commonly used?
A chromaticaly altered ii7 to make II7
What will an added 9th chord normally be followed by in the exam?
I chord
What chord is a neopolitan 6th usually followed by?
By a dominant chord
What is a neopolitan chord made up of?
Major chord formed by moving up half step from tonic
What inversion do you normally find N6 chord in?
first inversion 6-3
What are the 3 augmented 6th chords and how are they used?
French, italian, German
Secondary dominants
Fr and Ge 4 note chords
Italian 3 note chord
Work equally well in major and minor keys
How do you easily spot a Ic - Va progression?
Notes in bass line should be the same
WHat are the rules when looking to add suspensions?
- Look for a falling second in voice parts to the alto or tenor
- Check the note to be suspended makes a disonanve with the new bass (4th, 7th, 9th)
- check the suspended note is uniqie and not in another voice already
- ensure the suspension resolves by step DOWN
How do you write a changing note?
It consists of a leap and a step in the opposite direction
The leap or step can come first
Added between 2 chords
Rarely added to Soprano
Dissonant with rest of chord
What note is doubled in an itlain 6th
tonic
What is the difference between french and german 6th
french has supertonic
german has minor third higher than tonic
How do you spot an italin chord?
Simple 3 note chord with accidental and part of a Aug - V - I progression
