Sound Colours from Classical Harmony to Dodecaphony

Basic exercises of traditional Harmony
Level 1

Instead of a Prologue
The diligent practice of musical parameters gives us that necessary discipline, which aims at the complete liberation of our creativity.
Michail Travlos [2020]

Contents
• Basic chord progressions (I - IV - V in root position)
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• First Inversion
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• Second Inversion
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• The Supertonic and Submediant triads (II - VI)
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Mode
Minor Key
• Cadences
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• The Mediant triad (III)
a) Basses
Major Key
b) Melodies
a) Basses
Minor Key
b) Melodies
• The Leading tone Triad (VII)
a) Basses
Major Key
b) Melodies
a) Basses
Minor Key
b) Melodies
basic chord progressions of functional harmony
1. Energy Progressions
2. Progressions Of Colour Exchange
3. Energy to Sound Colour
• The V-Vi Relationship
• Harmonic sequences
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• V7 in root position
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• The Inversions of V7
a) Basses
Major Key
Minor Key
b) Melodies
Major Key
Minor Key
• Harmonization exercises for level one
a) Basses
b) Unfigured Basses
Major and Minor Keys
c) Melodies 50
Major and Minor Keys
• Mixed Exercises
• Introduction to motive writing
• Developing the voice leading 56
• Writing for Piano