Keyboard harmony 5B

About this course

The workshop develops understanding of tonal harmony through scales and arpeggios, seventh chords, inversions, non-harmony notes and chord progressions across several key signatures. Participants identify and analyse chords, reduce music to its harmonic structure, and work with selected piano repertoire. Teaching combines lecture-demonstrations, questions and answers, guided listening, manuscript study and practical exercises. Learners will complete short tasks during and between classes, including sight-reading, written work and piano exercises, with homework submitted through Google Classroom.

What you'll learn

• Recognise and read major and minor key signatures up to five sharps or flats
• Identify seventh chords, inversions and other chords in a tonal context
• Read and write chord progressions using extended Roman numeral notation
• Complete missing progressions from chord symbols and piano repertoire examples
• Transpose simple piano pieces
• Analyse the harmony of short excerpts from selected piano repertoire

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for pianists working at a confident Grade 5 or higher standard who want to connect practical playing with theoretical study. Participants should be prepared to sight-read short passages, learn material during and between classes, complete written tasks and demonstrate their work in the group.

• Requires a confident Grade 5+ piano starting point
• Includes sight-reading in simple keys
• Involves homework and short tasks between classes
• Learners demonstrate completed work during class

Before you go

• Bring a pen or pencil, blank manuscript paper and a folder for notes and handouts.
• The tutor provides course materials and handouts.
• Google Classroom is used for course messages, shared files and homework submission.