In this post we will be looking at a technique to use chords from different keys as a way of introducing some novelty or surprise in your chord progression and without having to necessarily make a permanent modulation. We will be doing it by using chromatic harmony.

Chromatic harmony occurs when the used chords in a given passage or section contain notes that do not belong to the tonality we are working with. The first way you can immediately apply this to your chord progression writing is to simply alter one …

Diatonic and chromatic are terms in music theory that are used to characterize scales. The terms are also applied to musical instruments, intervals, chords, notes, musical styles, and kinds of harmony. They are very often used as a pair, especially when applied to contrasting features of the common practice music of the period 1600–1900. [ a ]

This lesson provides introductory insights for musicians who are just getting started with chromatic harmony. We’re starting out by defining the term chromatic and then we’ll proceed to learning two useful chromatic harmonies that you can readily apply.

2015年4月3日 · Today, we’re going to take a look at diatonic harmony and chromatic harmony. That word, diatonic, and it puzzle some people, it’s actually made out of two parts; dia, D-I-A like diagonal, means across or through. Tonic of course means the tonal center of …

Harmonic Elision teaches students about how to resolve dominant and diminished seventh chords such that its resolution suppresses or removes an expected chord for one that is similar but functionally distinct from the chord it replaced.

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Such altered fifths are frequently presented as chromatic passing tones, elements of chromatic voice-leading that drive the harmony forward. In this chapter we will first discuss augmented triads: triads with a major third and augmented fifth above the root.

Sing the chromatic scale ascending and descending, starting on any given note using syllables, absolute names, and nonsense syllables.

Chromatic harmonies are used to expand the palette of pitches, adding fresh colors and pivoting to new key areas. Often, the presence of a sharp or flat is a clue to the type of chromatic chord you see and hear. In each lesson, the clues provided by chromatic inflections are explained.