Unit Objectives

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

• Spell and identify borrowed chords, tritone substitutions, augmented triads, and common-tone diminished 7th chords in examples from the repertoire and explain their typical usage in progressions. 

• Compose progressions and harmonize melodies using the above chords. 

• Recognize examples of descending 3rd and 5th sequences in examples from the repertoire and identify the chords using Roman numerals. 

• Compose a descending 5ths and 3rds sequence given a starting key, and write the progression in 3- or 4- voices.