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Pitch ID
Key ID
Degrees & Transposition
Intervals
Triads
7th Chords
Roman Numerals
Melody
Modes
Pentatonic
Chinese Pentatonic
Blues Scales
Raag and Makam
Octatonic & WT
Embellishing Tones
Melodic Structure
Pop Melody
Classical Harmony
I, V, V7
Basic Phrase Model
Prolongation: IV, V
Prolongation: vi, iii
Embedded Phrase Models
LT Chords
6-4 Chords
Predominant 7ths
Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
All Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Tonicization
Pivot Chord Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
♭II, Aug6
Other Chrom. Chords
Pop Harmony
Jazz/Pop Chords
Sus Chords
Added Chords
Power Chords
Extended Chords
Tritone Substitution
Functional Movement
I, IV, V
Harmonic Gestures
IV/5 (“Sus”)
Plagal Sigh
Chord Shuttles
I - IV
I - V
Major: ii, iii, vi
Aeolian Shuttles
Mixolydian Shuttles
Dorian Shuttles
Other Modal Shuttles
Other Shuttles
Chord Schemas
12-Bar Blues
Desc. 4ths Movement
Desc. 5ths Movement
Loops with I, IV, V, vi
Loops with ii & iii
Modal Loops
Other Chord Loops
Modal Harmony
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Dorian
Other Modes
Basslines & Slash Chords
Stepwise Descending
Stepwise Ascending
Pedal Basslines
Other Inverted Chords
Sequences
Descending 5ths
Descending 3rds
Other Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
Root-Position Sec. Dom.
Inverted Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Direct Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
Chromatic Chords
Augmented Chords
Chromatic Mediants
Other Chromatic Chords
Chord Voicing
Rhythm/Meter
Rhythmic Notation
Simple Meter
Compound Meter
Hypermeter
Mixed & Asymmetrical Meter
Beat Patterns
Form
Cadences: AC, HC, PL, DC
Other Cadences
Sentences
Periods
Pop Phrase Structure
Binary & Ternary
Sonata & Rondo
Song Form
Fugues & Canons
Others
Texture
Instrumentation
Timbre
Project Analysis
Graphic Scores
Set Theory & Serialism
Music Theory Anthology
Home
Fundamentals
Pitch ID
Key ID
Degrees & Transposition
Intervals
Triads
7th Chords
Roman Numerals
Melody
Modes
Pentatonic
Chinese Pentatonic
Blues Scales
Raag and Makam
Octatonic & WT
Embellishing Tones
Melodic Structure
Pop Melody
Classical Harmony
I, V, V7
Basic Phrase Model
Prolongation: IV, V
Prolongation: vi, iii
Embedded Phrase Models
LT Chords
6-4 Chords
Predominant 7ths
Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
All Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Tonicization
Pivot Chord Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
♭II, Aug6
Other Chrom. Chords
Pop Harmony
Jazz/Pop Chords
Sus Chords
Added Chords
Power Chords
Extended Chords
Tritone Substitution
Functional Movement
I, IV, V
Harmonic Gestures
IV/5 (“Sus”)
Plagal Sigh
Chord Shuttles
I - IV
I - V
Major: ii, iii, vi
Aeolian Shuttles
Mixolydian Shuttles
Dorian Shuttles
Other Modal Shuttles
Other Shuttles
Chord Schemas
12-Bar Blues
Desc. 4ths Movement
Desc. 5ths Movement
Loops with I, IV, V, vi
Loops with ii & iii
Modal Loops
Other Chord Loops
Modal Harmony
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Dorian
Other Modes
Basslines & Slash Chords
Stepwise Descending
Stepwise Ascending
Pedal Basslines
Other Inverted Chords
Sequences
Descending 5ths
Descending 3rds
Other Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
Root-Position Sec. Dom.
Inverted Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Direct Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
Chromatic Chords
Augmented Chords
Chromatic Mediants
Other Chromatic Chords
Chord Voicing
Rhythm/Meter
Rhythmic Notation
Simple Meter
Compound Meter
Hypermeter
Mixed & Asymmetrical Meter
Beat Patterns
Form
Cadences: AC, HC, PL, DC
Other Cadences
Sentences
Periods
Pop Phrase Structure
Binary & Ternary
Sonata & Rondo
Song Form
Fugues & Canons
Others
Texture
Instrumentation
Timbre
Project Analysis
Graphic Scores
Set Theory & Serialism
More
Home
Fundamentals
Pitch ID
Key ID
Degrees & Transposition
Intervals
Triads
7th Chords
Roman Numerals
Melody
Modes
Pentatonic
Chinese Pentatonic
Blues Scales
Raag and Makam
Octatonic & WT
Embellishing Tones
Melodic Structure
Pop Melody
Classical Harmony
I, V, V7
Basic Phrase Model
Prolongation: IV, V
Prolongation: vi, iii
Embedded Phrase Models
LT Chords
6-4 Chords
Predominant 7ths
Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
All Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Tonicization
Pivot Chord Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
♭II, Aug6
Other Chrom. Chords
Pop Harmony
Jazz/Pop Chords
Sus Chords
Added Chords
Power Chords
Extended Chords
Tritone Substitution
Functional Movement
I, IV, V
Harmonic Gestures
IV/5 (“Sus”)
Plagal Sigh
Chord Shuttles
I - IV
I - V
Major: ii, iii, vi
Aeolian Shuttles
Mixolydian Shuttles
Dorian Shuttles
Other Modal Shuttles
Other Shuttles
Chord Schemas
12-Bar Blues
Desc. 4ths Movement
Desc. 5ths Movement
Loops with I, IV, V, vi
Loops with ii & iii
Modal Loops
Other Chord Loops
Modal Harmony
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Dorian
Other Modes
Basslines & Slash Chords
Stepwise Descending
Stepwise Ascending
Pedal Basslines
Other Inverted Chords
Sequences
Descending 5ths
Descending 3rds
Other Sequences
Secondary Dominants
V/V & V7/V
Root-Position Sec. Dom.
Inverted Secondary Dominants
Applied LT Chords
Modulation
Direct Modulation
Other Modulation
Mode Mixture
Chromatic Chords
Augmented Chords
Chromatic Mediants
Other Chromatic Chords
Chord Voicing
Rhythm/Meter
Rhythmic Notation
Simple Meter
Compound Meter
Hypermeter
Mixed & Asymmetrical Meter
Beat Patterns
Form
Cadences: AC, HC, PL, DC
Other Cadences
Sentences
Periods
Pop Phrase Structure
Binary & Ternary
Sonata & Rondo
Song Form
Fugues & Canons
Others
Texture
Instrumentation
Timbre
Project Analysis
Graphic Scores
Set Theory & Serialism
Modal Harmony
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