: Focuses on the foundational tonic-dominant relationship and its elaborations. Techniques of Figured Bass : Detailed studies of chord positions.

Harmony and Voice Leading (4th edition), authored by Edward Aldwell, Carl Schachter, and Allen Cadwallader, is a comprehensive music theory textbook that balances the vertical aspects of harmony with the horizontal movement of individual parts. This edition is particularly noted for integrating into the curriculum and emphasizing large-scale linear progressions from an early stage. Core Themes and Structure

: Explores melodic embellishments like passing tones, neighbor tones, and suspensions.