Top Score Music Academy Blog
Opinions and Thoughts on all things music, including Irish traditional music; learning/playing the piano; music theory, composition & analysis; reviews of music software & hardware; opinions on musical instruments; aural skills, music appreciation & history; tips and tricks for studying and revising GCSE Music & AS/A2 Music
Learn how augmented sixth chords work, how to build them, and how Italian, French, and German chords resolve in music.
Learn how diminished seventh chords work, how to build them, and how they create tension in music theory.
Learn borrowed chords and altered chords in music theory with clear examples, harmonic functions, and practical ways to hear and use them.
Learn what a Neapolitan chord is, how it works, why it appears in minor keys, and how to recognise and use it in music.
Learn secondary dominant chords, how they work, and how to hear and use chromatic harmony in real music with clear examples.
Learn how to improve Grade 7 Theory Question 1 with clear guidance on harmony, figured bass, dominant sevenths and key progressions.
