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There are two tests to determine if a piece is in Sonata Form. Firstly, we must look at the harmonies of the piece. The first sections (referred to as the Exposition ) will begin in the tonic (I) and modulat...

A really good way to help yourself with every step of Bach Chorales is to write out a chart of all the notes that the home key, and any keys that you modulate to. This will help make sure you can easily see ...

A suspension more often than not, will in fact contain within it a dominant 7th, so getting to know the difference between the two can be difficult! The key difference is that a suspension is contained of th...

The structure of Sonata Form - consisting of an Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation (sometimes with Coda) - gives ample room for the execution of a musical argument. In the exposition, all musical ma...

The use of rich chromatc harmonies - this gives ambiguity to the key and more emotional impact to the piece. Examples of chromatic chords that could be used to achieve this are: Diminished 7th, Augmented 6th...