Category Archives: Chords
Study Aid: Ear Training: Seventh Chord Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run! Advertisements
Study Aids: Ear Training: Triad Recognition
This downloadable study consists of dozens of MP3s compressed into a single *.zip file. Simply download, unzip, create a playlist, set to random play, and do ear training on the run!
Composition & Improvisation: Commonly-Used Chord Patterns: C Minor Triad
Successful Composition and Improvisation is not just about melodic invention. An enormous range of music can be created by playing chords in a variety of simple patterns. Here, for your consideration are some commonly-used voicings and rhythms for a C Minor … Continue reading
Composition & Improvisation: Commonly-Used Chord Patterns: C Major Triad
Successful Composition and Improvisation is not just about melodic invention. An enormous range of music can be created by playing chords in a variety of simple patterns. Here, for your consideration are some commonly-used voicings and rhythms for a C Major … Continue reading
Study Aid Upload: Piano Technique: Fingering Charts: Minor Triad Arpeggios
Downloadable PDF showing finger choice and placement over two octaves in both hands, keyboard view… Fingering Charts: Minor Triad Arpeggios, Two Octaves
Study Aid Upload: Piano Technique: Fingering Charts: Major Triad Arpeggios
Downloadable PDF showing finger choice and placement over two octaves in both hands, keyboard view… Fingering Charts: Major Triad Arpeggios, Two Octaves
Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose Harmony
A prerequisite to Transposing Harmony like a musician is to conceive and hear the music in functional musical terms, not just as an arbitrary sequence of dots.
Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose a Melody
A prerequisite to Transposing a Melody like a musician is to conceive of and hear the melody in meaningful musical terms, not as some random sequence to be manipulated with calculations. Enjoy this simple example of how to transpose a … Continue reading
Chords Progression: Minor Add2 (Rootless) Resolved to Minor Triad
Suspension means to temporarily delay the resolution of one or more chord tones. Here, for example, is a C Minor Rootless Add2 (for lack of a better name) with its resolution:
Chord Progressions: Major Add2 (Rootless) Resolved to Major Triad
Suspension means to temporarily delay the resolution of one or more chord tones. Here, for example, is a C Major Rootless Add2 (for lack of a better name) with its resolution:
