MUSIC THEORY FUNDAMENTALS - Chapter 10, Exercise 2 Solution ========================================================== Inserting a ii-V-I Progression PROBLEM ------- This piece's whole 8-bar harmonic plan is I-IV-V-V | I-IV-V-I. Rewrite it to use a ii-V-I progression (Chapter 8) somewhere within the consequent phrase instead of the plain IV-V-I, and name the new chord you introduced along with its Roman numeral. SOLUTION -------- The consequent phrase (bars 5-8) currently reads: I - IV - V - I (C major - F major - G major - C major). To insert a real ii-V-I progression, replace the IV chord in bar 6 with the ii chord instead, keeping bars 7-8 (V-I) unchanged: Bar 5: C major (I) - unchanged Bar 6: D minor (ii) - changed from F major (IV) Bar 7: G major (V) - unchanged Bar 8: C major (I) - unchanged D minor is Chapter 7's own real ii chord in C major (built on the 2nd scale degree, D, per the chapter's own diatonic-chord derivation). ANSWER: The new chord introduced is D minor (ii), replacing F major (IV) in bar 6. The consequent phrase's own new harmonic plan becomes I-ii-V-I instead of I-IV-V-I. ---- WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER Both ii and IV are real, valid predominant-function chords leading naturally into V - Chapter 7's own diatonic-chord table confirms D minor (ii) is available in C major alongside F major (IV) - so this substitution stays fully within the key while giving the phrase the smoother, real jazz-associated ii-V-I motion Chapter 8 specifically named as one of the most common progressions across nearly all Western popular music, not just jazz.