Pantriadicism & Chromatic Mediants

From Advancing Music Theory
This lesson is part of the Harmony category.

Objectives

  • Students will become familiar with different levels of pantriadicism and suspended tonality, including third relations and non-functional harmony.

Resources

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of third relations and non-functional harmony, both within otherwise tonal constructs and as independent forms
  • Macro-harmonic analysis of pantriadicism in different styles of music
  • Improvisation of pantriadic chord sequence
  • Composition of pantriadic chord sequence to accompany a given melody

Assignments

  • Analysis of quasi-tonal and post-tonal techniques in written and recorded music

Assessments

Notes