Harmony 4 WEEK 2

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•Dominant function - categories •Primary •Secondary •Extended •Substitute

•Standard Deceptive Resolutions of V7

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Deceptive Resolution of Secondary Dominants

Deceptive Resolution of Secondary Dominants

• When a secondary dominant or a substitute secondary dominant does not resolve to an expected resolution, it is called deceptive resolution

• Deceptive resolution is used in jazz and other popular music styles to create little surprises

• There are four main ways in which deceptive resolution most commonly occurs

1. Secondary: Unexpected quality, expected root

• A secondary dominant can resolve down either a perfect 5th or a half step to an unexpected quality, but an expected root.

• ( ) shows deceptive resolution

• Use either a solid or broken arrow to indicate root motion

2. Secondary: Down 1/2 To Diatonically Related or Non-diatonic

• The secondary dominant resolves down a half step to a diatonically related or non-diatonic chord

• ( ) show’s deceptive resolution

• Broken arrow indicates actual resolution down a half step

3. Substitute: Down a P.5 To Diatonically Related or Non-Diatonic

• The substitute dominant resolves down a perfect 5th to a diatonically related or non-diatonic chord

• ( ) shows deceptive resolution

• Solid arrow show’s root motion down a perfect fifth

4. Unexpected Root Motion, Quality, Function

• Either the root motion, quality, function, or all three are different from the expected resolution

• ( ) shows deceptive resolution

The V7/II resolves deceptively up a half step, imitating the root motion of V7 to bVImaj7

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