Summary
Harmony Notes Book 1 offers a fresh engaging approach to the study of four-part vocal harmony. The presentation of material is clear, uncomplicated, and follows a carefully graded sequence.
Each topic is supported by worked examples incorporating detailed explanations of good practice. Each stage is underpinned by recordings of the material, fostering a musical understanding and encouraging a holistic approach – emphasising the necessary link between sound and symbol. To this end, tonic solfa is used extensively throughout the text as an effective tool to navigate the sound.
Exercises are built into each chapter at strategic points to assist with the learning, absorption and application of the topic at hand. The exercises move from easy to more challenging as the chapters progress.
‘Lightbulb’ moments flag essential grammatical points, while ‘checklist boxes’ summarise important features providing a useful revision tool.
Although Harmony Notes deals primarily with vocal writing, the scope of the book expands at three points to embrace simple analysis looking at the application of the harmony in the context of piano music and string quartet.
Resources to supplement Harmony Notes Book 1
The musical examples in the main body of the book are recorded by students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. These recordings are available online and are intended to be listened to while studying the various topics. The three pillars of analysis are also available to be listened to online while studying the scores.
Furthermore, the student exercises are also made available as downloads. Supplementary exercises contained in the appendices. These relate to chapters 5, 7, 8, 14, 16 and 17, where some possible solutions are offered.
- Chapters:
- CHAPTER 1 Exercises
- CHAPTER 2 Exercises
- CHAPTER 3 Exercises
- CHAPTER 4 Exercises
- CHAPTER 5 Exercises
- CHAPTER 6 Exercises
- CHAPTER 6 Analysis exercises
- CHAPTER 7 Exercises
- CHAPTER 8 Exercises
- CHAPTER 9 Exercises
- CHAPTER 10 Exercises
- CHAPTER 11 Exercises
- CHAPTER 12 Exercises
- CHAPTER 12 Analysis exercises
- CHAPTER 13 Exercises
- CHAPTER 14 Exercises
- CHAPTER 15 Exercises
- CHAPTER 16 Exercises
- CHAPTER 17 Exercises
- CHAPTER 17 Analysis exercises
- Audios:
- Audio 1.1
- Audio 1.2
- Audio 2.1
- Audio 2.2
- Audio 2.3
- Audio 2.4
- Audio 2.5
- Audio 2.6
- Audio 2.7
- Audio 2.8
- Audio 2.9
- Audio 2.10
- Audio 3.1
- Audio 3.2
- Audio 3.3
- Audio 3.4
- Audio 3.5
- Audio 3.6
- Audio 3.7
- Audio 3.8
- Audio 3.9
- Audio 4.1
- Audio 4.2
- Audio 4.3
- Audio 4.4
- Audio 4.5
- Audio 4.6
- Audio 4.7
- Audio 4.8
- Audio 4.9
- Audio 4.10
- Audio 4.11
- Audio 5.1
- Audio 5.2
- Audio 5.3
- Audio 5.4
- Audio 5.5
- Audio 5.6
- Audio 5.7
- Audio 6.1
- Audio 6.2
- Audio 6.3
- Audio 6.4
- Audio 6.5
- Audio 6.6
- Audio 6.7
- Audio 6.8
- Audio 6.9
- Audio 6.10
- Audio 6.11
- Audio 6.12
- Audio 6.13
- Audio 6.14
- Audio 6.15
- Audio 6.16
- Audio 6.17
- Audio 7.1
- Audio 7.2
- Audio 7.3
- Audio 7.4
- Audio 7.5
- Audio 7.6
- Audio 7.7
- Audio 8.1
- Audio 8.2
- Audio 8.3
- Audio 8.4
- Audio 8.5
- Audio 8.6
- Audio 8.7
- Audio 8.8
- Audio 8.9
- Audio 8.10
- Audio 8.11
- Audio 9.1
- Audio 9.2
- Audio 9.3
- Audio 9.4
- Audio 10.1
- Audio 10.2
- Audio 10.3
- Audio 10.4
- Audio 10.5
- Audio 10.6
- Audio 10.7
- Audio 11.1
- Audio 11.2
- Audio 11.3
- Audio 11.4
- Audio 11.5
- Audio 11.6
- Audio 11.7
- Audio 12.1
- Audio 12.2
- Audio 12.3
- Audio 12.4
- Audio 12.5
- Audio 12.6
- Audio 12.7
- Audio 12.8
- Audio 12.9
- Audio 12.10
- Audio 12.11
- Audio 12.12
- Audio 12.13
- Audio 12.14
- Audio 12.15
- Audio 12.16
- Audio 13.1
- Audio 13.2
- Audio 13.3
- Audio 13.4
- Audio 14.1
- Audio 14.2
- Audio 14.3
- Audio 14.4
- Audio 14.5
- Audio 15.1
- Audio 15.2
- Audio 15.3
- Audio 16.1
- Audio 16.2
- Audio 16.3
- Audio 16.4
- Audio 16.5
- Audio 16.6
- Audio 16.7
- Audio 16.8
- Audio 16.9
- Audio 17.1
- Audio 17.2
- Audio 17.3
- Audio 17.4
- Audio 17.5
- Audio 17.6
- Audio 17.7
- Audio 17.8
- Audio 17.9
- Audio 17.10
- Audio 17.11
- Audio 17.12
- Audio 17.13
- Audio 17.14
- Audio 17.15
- Audio 17.16
- Audio 17.17
- Audio 17.18
- Audio 17.19
- Audio 17.20
- Audio 17.21
- Audio 17.22
- Audio 17.23
- Audio 17.24
- Audio 17.25
Excerpt
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Primary Triads
- Chapter 2: Cadences – Perfect and Plagal
- Chapter 3: The Imperfect Cadence
- Chapter 4: Writing Soprano Lines – with decoration
- Chapter 5: Harmonising Melodies
- Chapter 6: Adding Inner Voices – alto and tenor Audio Analysis
- Chapter 7: The Dominant Seventh – root position
- Chapter 8: Adding More Chords – II and VI
- Chapter 9: Decoration
- Chapter 10: First Inversion Chords – Ib
- Chapter 11: Introducing Vb
- Chapter 12: Introducing V7b Audio Analysis
- Chapter 13: Adding IVb
- Chapter 14: Adding VIIb
- Chapter 15: Introducing IIb
- Chapter 16: Second Inversions
- Chapter 17: Dominant 7th Inversions – V7c and V7d Audio Analysis
- Appendix 1: Supplementary Exercises
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Appendix 2: Sample Answers for Supplementary Exercises
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
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Names: Archibald, Jean, 1950- author. | Moran, Marie, 1965- author.
Title: Harmony notes. book 1 / Jean Archibald, Marie Moran.
Description: [1.] | Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, 2023.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021025136 (print) | LCCN 2021025137 (ebook) | ISBN 9781800795563 (paperback) | ISBN 9781800795570 (ebook) | ISBN 9781800795587 (epub) | ISBN 9781800795594 (mobi)
Subjects: LCSH: Harmony. | Composition (Music)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 2: Cadences – Perfect and Plagal
Chapter 3: The Imperfect Cadence
Chapter 4: Writing Soprano Lines – with decoration
Chapter 5: Harmonising Melodies
Chapter 6: Adding Inner Voices – alto and tenor
Audio Analysis
Chapter 7: The Dominant Seventh – root position
Chapter 8: Adding More Chords – II and VI
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 362
- Year
- 2023
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781800795570
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781800795587
- ISBN (MOBI)
- 9781800795594
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9781800795563
- DOI
- 10.3726/b18563
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2022 (November)
- Keywords
- Tonal Harmony- Teaching and Learning Musical examples and exercises - root position to dominant 7th – Graded approach Audio recordings – Web access Jean Archibald Marie Moran Harmony Notes Book 1 Musical instruments Teaching of music Music
- Published
- Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien, 2023. VIII, 362 pp.
