Quartal Harmony
This lesson is part of the Harmony category. |
Objectives[edit]
- Students will become familiar with the concepts, sounds and structures of quartal harmony.
Resources[edit]
Readings[edit]
- Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
- Rubin, "Quartal Harmony"
- Jazz Guitar Online: Laukens, "Quartal Guitar Chords, Harmony & Voicings"
Class Activities[edit]
- Discussion and definition of quartal and quintal chords
- Identification and analysis of music which features quartal harmony
- Composition and improvisation of a chord progression which use quartal and quintal chords
Assignments[edit]
- Analysis of quartal harmony in written and recorded music
- Composition of chord progressions which include quartal and quintal chords