Quartal, cluster and polychord harmony
Chords built from fourths, from adjacent seconds, or from two chords layered.
- Category
- Chords and harmony
- First taught in
- 8.10 Bring the voices together
- Theory cards
- Quartal and cluster harmony (Level 8)
- Quartal voicings and upper-structure triads (Level 10)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 8.10 | Bring the voices togetherLittle Prelude in F major, BWV 928, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 10.9 | Improvise a short preludeMazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4, Frédéric Chopin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 8.10 | Modal phrases |
| 10.9 | A short prelude |
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