Unit 7: Secondary Harmony

Question 1

What is tonicization/secondary harmony?

Answer 1

A non-tonic scale degree being made as the temporary tonic

Question 2

What chord follows a secondary harmony chord?

Answer 2

Secondary dominant harmony can look like V/V. The following chord is whatever is in the “denominator”

Question 3

What scale degrees can never be placed as the denominator

Answer 3

Anything diminished or augmented, so viiø and iio

Question 4

What is a good sign of secondary dominant harmony?

Answer 4

A raised 4 scale degree

Question 5

What’s a good way to approach harmonic dictation? (4 steps)

Answer 5

Listen 1: ending/cadences
Listen 2: beginning/tonic expansion
Listen 3: secondary dominants (listen for chromaticism)
Listen 4: middle chords

Question 6

What inversion of V is not used?

Answer 6

V6/4

Question 7

What does viio6 resolve to?

Answer 7

I

Question 8

What does a V4/2 chord resolve to?

Answer 8

I6 or V6 if in secondary dominant harmony

Question 9

What does V, V6, V7, and V6/5 resolve to?

Answer 9

I

Question 10

Voice leading rules for secondary LT chords…

Answer 10

Use necessary accidentals, and must have proper resolution for LT note and chordal 7th (if used)

Question 11

When is viiø used as secondary harmony?

Answer 11

HALF DIM ONLY IN MAJORRRRR

Question 12

When can viio used in secondary harmony?

Answer 12

Major and minor only

Question 13

Is root position LT secondary harmony commonly used?

Answer 13

No, inversions are more common

Question 14

FRQ Writing a bassline thought process. (3 steps)

Answer 14

Think about logical cadences FIRST.
THEN think about common Roman numeral chord progressions. Eliminate chord options by thinking what chords aren’t commonly seen, are retrogression (V-IV), or would cause bad voice leading