Augmented 6th Chords Made EASY!

The video tutorial explores the concept of augmented 6th chords, focusing on their function and resolution in common practice harmony. It covers the Italian, French, and German augmented 6th chords, explaining their construction and how they resolve to the dominant chord. The tutorial also discusses secondary dominants and their role in leading to various chords, enhancing the pull to the dominant.

What is the primary function of the leading tone in common practice harmony?

• To resolve to the subdominant

• To create dissonance

• To lead to the tonic

• To establish a new key

How does a secondary dominant function in a musical progression?

• It creates a modulation

• It leads to another dominant

• It resolves to the tonic

• It resolves to the subdominant

What are the three types of augmented 6th chords discussed?

• Italian, Spanish, and French

• Italian, French, and German

• German, Italian, and Russian

• French, German, and Spanish

What is the unique feature of the Italian augmented 6th chord?

• It includes a tritone

• It resolves to the subdominant

• It has a diminished fifth

• It is made up of three notes

How does the French augmented 6th chord differ from the Italian?

• It includes an additional note

• It has a diminished seventh

• It resolves to the tonic

• It is symmetrical

What problem does the German augmented 6th chord create when resolving?

• Modulation to a new key

• Unresolved leading tones

• Dissonant tritones

• Parallel fifths

How did Mozart often resolve the German augmented 6th chord?

• By doubling the tonic

• By avoiding parallel fifths

• By using a 164 chord

• By modulating to a new key