Hear and use predominants, applied dominants, borrowed color and reharmonization.
Before you start
This is an intermediate course. Know intervals, triads, seventh chords with their inversions, and Roman numerals. The theory courses on intervals, chords and harmony teach them.
Start HarmonyListen to a study from the first lesson: Harmonic rhythm and closure
The lessons
Harmonic rhythm and closure. Hear how often chords change and how phrases close. Open
Predominants and applied dominants. Use chords that lead to the dominant and chords that point to a new one. Open
Voice leading across seventh chords. Move smoothly between seventh chords, one voice at a time. Open
Tritone substitution as a local option. Swap a dominant for its tritone substitute in the right place. Open
Borrowed color and modal mixture. Borrow chords from the parallel key for a change of color. Open
Reharmonizing a phrase. Give a familiar phrase new chords and check that it still makes sense. Open