Chords
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Secondary Dominant Seventh Chords are a powerful way to expand the harmonic (and melodic) possibilities of music beyond the seven diatonic notes in a major or minor key…
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Consonance is the state of harmony that sound-feels stable, settled, resolved, and free of tension…
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There is no rule requiring that the root of the chord be the lowest note played…
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A C Chord could not make much music if we were only allowed play the notes 1-3-5 in closed position…
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Power Chords are used extensively in hard rock, classical, pop, and movie themes where a simple, clean, and heroic sound is desired…
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Learning Goal: To recognize the unique sound/feeling of the five most commonly-used seventh chords: major 7, minor 7, diminished 7, dominant 7, and half-diminished 7.
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A Seventh Chord is typically a four-note chord that includes some kind of 7 in its chord structure…
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Learning Goal: To recognize the unique sound-feeling of each of the four triad types: major, minor, diminished, augmented…
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Learning Goal: To recognize the unique sound/feeling of the following intervals: minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, tritone, perfect 5th, minor 6th, major 6th, minor 7th, major 7, octave…
