Roman Numeral Analysis
What is tested
Given a passage, you label each chord with a roman numeral and the correct inversion figure. The exam expects case to carry quality — upper case for major, lower case for minor — plus the ° and ø symbols where they apply.
Common mistakes
Case gets dropped under time pressure, which throws away information the marker is looking for. Upper case means major, lower case means minor, ° means diminished and ø means half-diminished — the case is part of the answer, not formatting.
Practice with
The tool below checks your answer against the theory engine, so you get the same verdict a marker would.