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Harmony and Cadence

Label chords with Roman numerals, name cadences, harmonize a simple melody and transpose it to a new key.

Before you start

Intervals and Chords: triads, inversions and seventh chords.

Start Harmony and Cadence
Listen to a study from the first lesson: Roman numerals and chord function

The lessons

  1. Roman numerals and chord function. Open
  2. Common progressions and root motion. Open
  3. Cadences: how phrases end. Open
  4. Harmonizing a melody with I IV and V. Open
  5. Non-chord tones. Open
  6. Transposing a melody. Open
  7. Transposing instruments and concert pitch. Open
  8. First Light harmonized and transposed. Open

This course is part of the Western Music lessons.