Dominant - simple, yet sophisticated. Dominants have been the staple of music for hundreds of years.  Every time you listen to a song, by the end you've heard the dominant do...

You've no doubt heard a modulation in a song before.  Whether it be in a cheesy Broadway show tune or a Beethoven symphonic masterpiece.  Composers use modulation when they want...

Non-harmonic tones are tones that are not within the chord.  For example, in a G Major chord, you have the notes G B D.  Any other note is considered a...

You've already learned the basics of Roman Numeral Analysis, but how do you show what you've learned in Music Theory II.  Seventh Chords Seventh chords are shown by adding a 7...

As you now understand the use and power of dominants, you can relax, you've learned the hard part.  Now I want you to forget all you learned about "rules."  Because...

Seventh chord inversion are very similar to triad inversions.  They work the same way, but have different symbols.  Root Position - Nothing First Inversion - 6/5 Second Inversion - 4/3 Third Inversion -...

We've learned about triads and how they are built.  Now we can learn how to make them sound a little more interesting.  Seventh chords are very similar to triads, in...

Major Scale IM7, ii7, iii7, IVM7, V7, vi7, vii*7 Natural Minor Scale i7, ii*7, IIIM7, iv7, v7, VIM7, VII7 Harmonic Minor Scale imM7, ii*7, III+M7, iv7, V7, VIM7, vii*7 Melodic Minor Scale imM7, ii7, III+M7, IV7, V7,...