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Review Topics: Harmonic Progression Essential and non-essential harmonies Reductions: Voice-leading: reduce/convert to block chords, or chorale-style harmonies, with all voices present. You may not end up with a strict SATB reduction, but you will usually have to supply a few notes here and there (especially in inner voices) to create logical parts. Usually you will…

Harmonizing melodies with modulations to closely related keys involves a bit of long-range planning. Since analyzing the entire melody with scale degrees in the original key won’t help with modulations, you need to start a little more schematically. Start by examining the melody at cadences, specifically looking for the two-note melodic cadence. Figure out the…

Today’s key topics: Closely-Related Key no more than one accidental difference between key signatures new tonic chord of closely-related key is diatonic to original key Common-Chord (Pivot) Modulation pivot chord is usually chord before new dominant pivot chord must be diatonic in both keys Chromatic Modulation usually involves direct motion to a dominant-class harmony (V…