playcreativepiano Modern Tonal Harmony

The book MODERN TONAL HARMONY is an excellent resource for any student or professional musician that want to learn modern harmony in an easy and modern context. All musicians will find simple and innovative techniques to develop their creativity in modern harmony. THE CHORD Chord Structure; Classification of Chords into Qualities; The Sixth Chord. TONALITY The Seven Chords of Tonality; Chord Alterations. HARMONIZING MELODIES The Three Basic Progressions; Progression in a Circle of Fifths. THE DIATONIC AND CHROMATIC PROGRESSIONS The Diatonic Progressions; The Chromatic Progression; Alternative Use of Progression; Harmonic Analysis. PROBLEMS IN PRACTICING HARMONY Harmonic Synthesis; Method; Errors and "Weak" Harmonizations. DYNAMIC INTERACTION OF THE TWO POLES OF THE KEY The Bipolar Relationship I-V; Replacement of Chord VI in the Progression I VI II V; Importance of the Tonal Center. EXPRESSIVE ALTERATIONS OF THE CHORDS Suspension of the Minor Chord; Variants of the Dominant Chord. SUSTITUTION OF THE DOMINANT CHORD REPLACEMENT OF THE DOMINANT CHORD Exceptional Resolutions in the I Chord; Dominant Chord without Preparation. STATIONARY CHORDS AND PARALLEL CHORDS SYNONYMOUS CHORDS AND INVERSIONS REHARMONIZING HARMONIZED MELODIES Conversion; Correction. MINOR KEYS Relative Keys; The Triple Minor Scale; The Seven Chords of a Minor Key. MODULATION Tonal Changes in the Course of a Melody; Deliberete Tonal Changes. CHORD EXTENSIONS Interval Analysis; Basic Structure and Extensions; Limitations in the Use of the Extensions.