Readings
• OpenMusic Theory overview of Triads and Seventh Chords
• OpenMusicTheory leadsheet symbols (includes figured bass & slash notation)
Basic Terms
- Diatonic vs. Chromatic
- Diatonic harmony: chords within the key (includes all possibilities in a minor key)
- Chromatic harmony: chords outside of the key
- Chord: Combination of 3 or more pitches (*pitch classes, specifically) played simultaneously
- Tertial (vs. Quartal or Quintal):
- Tertial harmony: Harmonies based on thirds (basis for most Western music: triads, sevenths, ninths, elevenths, etc.)
- Quartal harmony: Harmonies based on fourths (i.e. a chord made of C-F-Bb-Eb)
- Quintal harmony: Harmonies based on fifths (i.e. a chord made of C-G-D-A)
Materials from Class
- Handout: CPT Diatonic Chord Chart
Extra Resources
- Handout from Theory 1: Chord Types (Triads, Sevenths, etc.) and Inversions
- Dr. Rush on
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