Diatonic and Functional Harmony

Harmonize a major scale with diatonic triads and seventh chords, labeling them with Roman numerals.

Harmonize the natural and harmonic minor scales, explaining the function of the resulting V chord in minor keys.

Define tonic, subdominant, and dominant harmonic functions and their roles in creating tension and release.

Explain the role of the V7-I resolution (authentic cadence) as the foundation of tonal harmony.

Recognize common cadential patterns (authentic, plagal, half, deceptive).

Analyze how genres like techno and house often use functional harmony in repeating loops (e.g., i-VI-III-VII).

Analyze common chord progressions (I–V–vi–IV, ii–V–I) and their application in melodic electronic music.

Deconstruct the harmonic structure of a reference track from a chosen genre.