What Are Secondary Leading-Tone Chords, and How Does vii°/ii Resolve to D Minor?

Secondary dominants are not the only way to create temporary harmonic direction within a key.

Another important technique uses… read more

What Are Secondary Dominants in Music, and How Do V/V and V/ii Work?

In tonal music, the dominant chord has a particularly strong relationship with the tonic. It creates tension and expectation, encouraging the music to resolve… read more

What Is Chromatic Harmony, and How Do Chromatic Chords Add Colour Without Changing the Key?

Diatonic harmony provides the basic harmonic vocabulary of major and minor keys. It gives chords their familiar functions… read more