solfege – Piano-ology

Blues School: Mixolydian Scale-Chords, Theory & Ear Training

A useful harmonic-melodic conception of the basic major Blues chords (I7-IV7-V7) is as three sets of matched “scale-chords” or “chord-scales”…

Time and time again, you are going to rediscover that scales and chords are intimately inter-related. Knowing your chords helps

The Major Blues Scale is the lesser known cousin of the minor blues scale. Sometimes called the Jazz Blues Scale,

The Minor Blues Scale is the blues scale that most people are familiar with, so much so that it usually

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The deep understanding of Form and Harmony… specifically which chords establish the key and tonality, which chords create tension, and where

A Melody is never some haphazard combination of notes. Multiple musical elements contribute to the coherence of any good melody. These include

Transposition is the process of playing or rewriting a piece of music in other than the original key. There are

Study the i-V7-i Chord Progression (the minor counterpart of the major I-V-I) and you will understand the harmonic tension and release