Harmony 2

Week 1

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, students will be able to:1. Understand the course outline and assessments2. Understand functional analysis of diatonic chords3. Identify, analyze and construct secondary

dominant chords. 4. Identify the available tensions for secondary

dominant chords

Admin

• Course Outline• Notation Worksheets• Harmony Worksheets• Mid-term project

Please bring headphones to class every week

Please bring your laptop or tablet to class every week (if you have one).

Class Contract

• What is the standard of behavior for our class this semester?

• What do you expect from your tutor?• What do you expect from each other?• What kinds of behaviors are unacceptable?• Brainstorm in small groups. Post ideas in Class

Contract forum on Moodle. • Share your findings with the class• Agree on a class contract

Harmony 1 Review

• Diatonic major key chords• Chord function• Functional analysis of diatonic major key

chords

Diatonic Major Key Chords

• What are the seven diatonic major key chords?

Chord function:

Sort the following chords in C Major according to their function:

Cmaj7Dm7Em7Fmaj7G7Am7

Tonic:1.2.3.Subdominant:1.2.Dominant: 1.

Functional Analysis

Provide roman numeral analysis for the following chords in F major:

1. Fmaj72. Am73. C74. Gm75. Bbmaj76. Dm77. Em7(b5)

Dominant Chords

• What creates the tension in a dominant chord?

• What is the expected resolution for a V7 chord?

• How is dominant chord resolution notated?

Secondary Dominants

• The strongest characteristic of dominant resolution is root motion down a perfect fifth

• A dominant chord may resolve to any quality of chord a perfect fifth lower (except a diminished seventh).

• The secondary dominant chords in the key resolve to diatonic chords other than I

• The chord of resolution could therefore be any diatonic chord in the key except the I or VII chord

• When any dominant chord resolves as expected, an arrow is used to show resolution down a perfect 5th.

Analyzing secondary dominants

• A secondary dominant is analyzed as such:• V7/x• The diagonal slash means ‘of’.• Eg. V7/II means V7 of II• It is not necessary to indicate the quality of

the target chord, i.e. V7/IIm7• Also, it is not necessary to analyze the V7 as

V7/I

Characteristics of secondary dominants:

• All secondary dominants have the following characteristics in common:– At least one of the chord tones is not diatonic– The expected resolution is down a perfect fifth to

a diatonic chord– The root of the secondary dominant is diatonic.

ACTIVITY

In pairs using a keyboard, guitar or computer:

• Write a four bar chord progression in C Major that includes a secondary dominant with expected resolution

Available Tensions – Secondary Dominants

• The potential tensions for secondary dominants will reflect the diatonic function of the chord.

• See page 4 of your Harmony book

• What is the rule of thumb for working out available tensions?

• Non-chord tones which are diatonic• A major-ninth above a chord tone

Exceptions:

• With dominant chords only:– b9 and b13 (pitches which are a minor 9th above

chord tones) are available if they are diatonic– #9 may coexist with b9 if one (or both) are

diatonic

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