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Harmony and Techniques

Information Examples and Exercises

1. Harmony

   1. Scales and chords

   2. Harmony: some terms and rules with examples

    

2. Technique: Bach Chorales: cadences

   • Cadence information

   • Cadence exercises 1 to 10

   • Cadence exercises 1 to 10: Answers

   • Examination question and error checks (members)

   • Exercises: Chorale Error checks (members)

   • Exercises: Cadences with passing notes (members)

   • Answers: Cadences with passing notes (members)

    

3. Technique: Bach Chorales: Complete

   • Writing Bach Chorales: A step-by step method

   • The characteristics of a Bach chorale (members)

   • Information & exercises: Passing notes and suspensions (members)

   • Chorale example 1: analyse (members)

   • 6/4s explained (members)

   • Cadential and passing 6/4 possibilities

    

4. Technique: Figured Bass

   • Figured bass explained:

   • Figured bass explained: http://www.tonalityguide.com/

   • Figured Bass analysis and questions

   • Exercises 1-3: Figured bass (members)

   • Exercise 6 -9: adding passing notes to a melody over a figured bass (members)

   • Exercise 9-17: adding an interesting melody over a figured bass (members)

   • Figured bass information: http://www.saraband.com.au/figured_bass.htm

    

5. Sites with harmony help

Two part writing

• http://www.musicdepartment.org.uk/speciescounterpoint.htm

• http://www.musicdepartment.org.uk/basslines.htm

Writing harmony in the style of J. S. Bach

• http://www.abcmusicnotes.com/AS&ALevel/Chorale%20Writing.htm