MT 140: Course Participation Assignment 2 (*due on 3/26 EOD)

Assignment: Please practice all of the below, and sing, record, and submit the following:

1.) Scalar triads: choose one of a.) major, b.) natural minor, or c.) harmonic minor*
2.) Neighboring 6/4 chords (major)
3.) Melody (with scale degrees)

Drills:

1.) Scalar Triads: Emphasizes relationships between scale degrees within the major or minor scale and harmony.
Variations: a.) Major, b.) natural minor (except raised 7 for V and vii), c.)* harmonic minor (except for III, w/ flat 7)

1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1--3--5--3--1
I

2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2--4--6--4--2
ii

3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3--5--7--5--3
iii

4-5-6-7-1-7-6-5-4--6--1--6--4
IV

5-6-7-1-2-1-7-6-5--7--2--7--5
V

6-7-1-2-3-2-1-7-6--1--3--1--6
vi

7-1-2-3-4-3-2-1-7--2--4--2--7
vii

2.) Neighboring 6/4 chords:

5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
3 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
I
3 4 3
ii
3 4 3
iii 3 4 3
IV V3 4 3
vi 3 4 3
vii
o3 4 3

6 6 6 6 6 6 6
o
I IV4 I ii V4 ii iii vi4 iii IV vii4 IV V I 4 V vi ii4 vi vii iii 4 viio
bass: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1—IV6/4—I: 1-3-5-3-1,5 1-4-6-4-1,

6 6 1-3-5-3-1;
56 6 56 6
ii—V6/4—ii: 2-4-6-4-2, 3 4
3 2-5-7-5-2, 33 4
2-4-6-4-2; 33 4
I ii iii ...
iii—vi6/4—iii: 3-5-7-53, 3-6-1-6-3, 3-5-7-5-3;
IV—vii6/4—IV: 1 3 54-7-2-7-4,
bass:4-6-1-6-4, 2 44-6-1-6-4;
6 35 7
V—I6/4—V: 5-7-2-7-5, 5--1-3-1-5, 5--7-2-7-5;
vi—ii6/4—vi: 6-1-3-1-6, 6--2-4-2-6, 6-1-3-1-6;
1--3--5--3--5--1--5--1--3--1--3--1--5--1--5--3--5--3--1
I 7-2-4-2-7,
vii—iii6/4—vii; 7-3-5-3-7, 7-2-4-2-7
root 1st 2nd 2nd 1st root
6
4 5
3
1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1--3--5--3--1
I

2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2--4--6--4--2
ii

3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3--5--7--5--3
iii

4-5-6-7-1-7-6-5-4--6--1--6--4
IV
3a.) The melody below includes outlines of 6/4 chords: in measures 3 and 4, the 6/4 chords outline
pedal (or neighboring) 6/4 chords, suspending the bass pitch of the previous harmony outlined.
These chords can also be considered to act as passing 6/4 chords as the bass of each chord moves
downward by step; the IV6/4 in measure 3 moves to a vii chord in measure 4 (bass: 1à7), and the iii6/4 chord in measure 4
moves via passing motion to the vi chord outlined in measure 5 (bass: 7à6)