Brainlag Plus Music
Brainlag Plus MusicWeek 6: Harmonising a melody
Choosing chords for a melody in major and minor keys, and the minor-key traps.
This week's skills
A short review of week 6. Check each skill:
- The cadence first, then working backwards
- A chord that holds each melody note, changing on the strong beats
- Why III is avoided in a minor key, and the augmented 2nd
- Roman numerals as chord symbols
Anything shaky? Read the lessons again in Harmonising a melody, then come back.
The rest of this lesson and its 7 practice questions are in Plus Music.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 7 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards