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Category: Chord Progressions

November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / Chords / How to Read Music / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Secondary Dominants

Commonly-used in classical, pop, jazz, country, and ragtime, Secondary Dominants are a powerful way to expand the harmonic (and melodic)

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / How to Read Music / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Borrowed Chords

One way to expand the harmonic possibilities of a chord progression beyond diatonic triads is to “borrow” chords from a

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Pedal Point

A Pedal Point is a sustained tone, usually the lowest bass note, over which the changing chords in a chord

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Voice Leading

Voice Leading refers to the arrangement of chord tones within a chord progression such that each tone moves horizontally through the

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / How to Read Music / How to Study-Practice / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Roman Numeral Analysis

Harmonic literacy goes beyond knowing the letter name and type of chord being played to understanding how a chord functions

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Chord Function

There are two broad classes of Chord Function: To establish key center and tonality (major, minor, blues, etc). To create harmonic

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November 3, 2016 Aural Comprehension / Chord Progressions / How to Study-Practice / Music Theory

Chord Progressions: Why Study Chord Progressions?

A Chord Progression is a sequence of chords that achieve a larger-scale harmonic purpose than can be achieved by a

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