Chromatic Harmony: Difference between revisions

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==Resources==
==Resources==


* ''[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/ Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People]:''
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/altered-chords.pdf Altered Chords]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/borrowed-chords.pdf Borrowed Chords]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/the-neapolitan-six.pdf The Neapolitan Six]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/secondary-dominants.pdf Secondary Dominants]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/augmented-sixth-chords.pdf Augmented Sixth Chords]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/altered-and-enharmonic-modulation.pdf Altered and Enharmonic Modulation]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/secondary-subdominants.pdf Secondary Subdominants]
* ''[http://openmusictheory.com Open Music Theory]:''
** [http://openmusictheory.com/alteredSubdominants.html Chromatically Altered Subdominant Chords]
** [http://openmusictheory.com/appliedChords.html Applied Chords]
** [http://openmusictheory.com/modalMixture.html Modal Mixture]<br />


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==
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*Composition of a chord progression which uses chromatic harmony
*Composition of a chord progression which uses chromatic harmony


==== Files ====
====Files====


* Chromatic Harmony Assignment ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OUbNF9_FcqHddUyX49QcedpQND-vH0Sj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZV_SXIG6denBmhjmXPlnNsf-T3FBM39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXfJo0TV3X0EL52DBpY8FkIsjXsMDmRp/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Chromatic Harmony Assignment ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OUbNF9_FcqHddUyX49QcedpQND-vH0Sj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZV_SXIG6denBmhjmXPlnNsf-T3FBM39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXfJo0TV3X0EL52DBpY8FkIsjXsMDmRp/view?usp=sharing PDF])


==Assessments==
==Assessments==

Revision as of 22:12, 10 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Harmony category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with common chromatic harmonic vocabulary, including the Neapolitan chord, borrowed chords and augmented sixth chords.
  • Students will be able to substitute chromatic chords into a diatonic chord progression.
  • Students will be familiar with enharmonic modulation and tritone substitution.

Resources

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of chromatic harmonic vocabulary
  • Harmonic analysis of music from different genres and time periods
  • Substitution or insertion of chromatic chords into a given diatonic chord progression
  • Composition and improvisation of chord progressions which use altered or enharmonic modulation to modulate between two given keys

Assignments

  • Notation of various chromatic chords in a given key
  • Identification and analysis of chromatic harmony in written and recorded music
  • Substitution of chromatic chords into a diatonic chord progression
  • Composition of a chord progression which uses chromatic harmony

Files

Assessments

Notes