Stage 13 · Expert
The Harmony Observatory
Secondary dominants, modal interchange, tensions and substitutions
From up here you can see harmony's constellations. You use secondary dominants, modal borrowing, tensions and alterations, substitutions, symmetric scales, reharmonisation and modulation.
Stops in this stage
- Secondary dominantsTonicising any chord: V of V and its relatives.
- Modal interchangeChords borrowed from the parallel mode.
- Extensions and tensions9, 11, 13 and dominant alterations.
- SubstitutionsTritone, diatonic and diminished substitutions.
- Symmetric and altered scalesDiminished, whole-tone and the altered scale.
- Reharmonisation and modulationDressing a melody anew and travelling between keys.
- Milestone: The Harmony ObservatoryReview, practical challenge and self-assessment to close the stage with everything you learned.