Tonal Harmony in Concept and Practice , authored by Allen Forte
Conclusion
Week 1: Scales, intervals, triads, basic part-writing
Week 2: Roman numerals, tonic/predominant/dominant functions
Week 3: Cadences, phrase structure, 4-part chorales
Week 4: Seventh chords and nonharmonic tones
Week 5: Secondary dominants and applied harmony
Week 6: Neapolitan & augmented-sixths; modal mixture
Week 7: Modulation and extended chromaticism
Week 8: Complete analyses of short repertoire excerpts; final composition/project
The Architecture of Sound: Tonal Harmony in Concept and Practice
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