Welcome

1 Building Blocks

1.1 The Building Blocks of Music 1.2 Relative Notation 1.3 Chords 1.4 Combining Chords And Melody 1.5 Wrap Up 1.6 Check For Understanding

2 Harmony I

2.1 The I Chord: Home Base 2.2 Basic Chord Function 2.3 The vi Chord: A Minor Sound 2.4 Being Creative 2.5 Check For Understanding

3 Melody

3.1 Introduction 3.2 Meter 3.3 Stable vs. Unstable Scale Degrees 3.4 Rhytmic Patterns 3.5 Melodic Themes 3.6 Check For Understanding

4 Harmony II

4.1 The iii Chord 4.2 The ii Chord

5 Inversions

5.1 Introduction 5.2 The I⁶ Chord 5.3 The V⁶ Chord 5.4 The Cadential ⁶₄ Chord 5.5 Pedal Harmony 5.6 Final Thoughs

6 Conclusion

6.1 Closing Remarks

Hooktheory II

Prologue

1 Seventh Chords

1.1 Extending The Basic Chords 1.2 Qualities of Seventh Chords 1.3 Seventh Chords in Music 1.4 Inversions of Seventh Chords 1.5 Summary

2 Secondary Chords

2.1 The “V of V” chord 2.2 The “V of IV” and “V of vi” chords 2.3 Inversions of Secondary Chords 2.4 Other Secondary Chords 2.5 Summary

3 Embellishments

3.1 Extended Chords 3.2 add9 chords 3.3 Suspensions 3.4 V¹¹ 3.5 Summary

4 Creative Techniques

4.1 Energy Control 4.2 Deception 4.3 Harmonic Scope 4.4 Summary

5 Songs In Minor

5.1 A New Home Base 5.2 Chord Function in Minor Keys 5.3 Relating Major And Minor 5.4 Summary

6 Modes And Modal Mixture

6.1 Dorian Mode 6.2 Mixolydian Mode 6.3 Modal Mixture 6.4 Melody Over Borrowed Chords 6.5 Modal Mixture In Minor 6.6 Other Modes 6.7 Summary

7 Conclusion

7.1 Closing Remarks

Appendicies

A: Scale Degrees of Secondary Chords B: Scale Degrees of Borrowed Chords C: Modes and Jazz D: Hooktheory I Chapter

Resources

Hooktheory Website Hookpad Theorytab