60.85The larger harmonic lesson

Earlier in the course, harmony mostly meant:

Which chord comes next?

Now we have several different models:

Functional

Where is the chord going?

Modal

What tonal color is present?

Pedal-based

What changes above a stable bass?

Linear

What voices are moving?

Upper-structure

What shape exists above the bass?

Rhythmic

When/how is the sonority articulated?

These are complementary ways to understand the same music.