Aural Skills: Longer Harmonic Progressions – root position chords

Longer Harmonic Progressions
Root Position chords

 

The following are examples of longer harmonic progressions containing only root position chords.

 

Directions:

For each exercise:

  1. Click the name of the exercise (e.g., Harmonic Dictation 1).
  2. Note the information provided – number of chords and key. You can use a piece of manuscript paper to notate the bass or soprano voices and note the quality and function of each chord.
  3. Listen to the example (as many times as you need).
  4. Notate the roman numeral for each chord on your manuscript paper.
  5. Click “Check your answer” to see the correct version.
  6. Once done, click the name of the exercise again to collapse it.

    Good luck!

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 1

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: C Major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT harm dict 1-4

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 2

    Number of chords: 9
    Key: A major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-8

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 3

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: E major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-9

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 4

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: E major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-10

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 5

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: F major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-11

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 6

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: F major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-12

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 7

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: Bb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-13

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 8

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: Eb major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-15

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 9

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: Ab major

    Check your answer.

     

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-17

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 10

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: Db major

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-19

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 11

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: a minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-21

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 12

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: e minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-23

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 13

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: b minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-25

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 14

    Number of chords: 8
    Key: b minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-26

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 15

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: f# minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-27

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 16

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: c# minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-29

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 17

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: c minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-35

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 18

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: c minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-36

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 19

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: f minor

    Check your answer.

    Example:CAT Harm Dict 1-37

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 20

    Number of chords:  7
    Key: Bb minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-39

     

    Harmonic dictation - example 21

    Number of chords: 7
    Key: Bb minor

    Check your answer.

    Example: CAT Harm dict 1-40

     

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