ABSTRACT

A harmonic sequence is said to occur when a “model” pattern of (usually) two chords immediately repeats one or more times under transposition. This chapter shares a proven strategy for introducing harmonic sequences. It employs a close variant of the analysis technique presented in Laitz’s Complete Musician (2012). The emphasis in the first lesson is on measuring chord root intervals in order to label any sequence. In lesson two, students apply and extend this knowledge to a complete Handel overture.