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Upper Structures over complete Jazz Standards Progressions
There are many ways to expand and develop a chord-voicings vocabulary. A standard approach is to stack simple structures (triads, quartals, dyads) on top of other simple ones, thus creating a richer color palette for your voicings. These structures are… Continue reading
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Two amazing Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro ADD-ONS
Starting on version 7.8.8, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro macOS now offers two incredible and unprecedented add-ons: Upper Structures & Target Notes These are two powerful features to study and practice tonal harmony. View Mapping Tonal Harmony’s webpage The new add-ones… Continue reading
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How to play chords using Upper Structure Triads. “An original approach by mDecks Music”
For a piano player, knowing how to voice chords is an essential skill, not only for comping (accompanying or laying the chord progression for others player to improvise over), but also to use those voicings as an improvisational aid. All… Continue reading
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No sound on Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 7 iOS? Solution: Download latest version
Please make sure you iPad or iPhone are not muted (bell icon on the iPad, physical mute on the iPhone) or in “DO NOT DISTURB” mode (moon icon) Continue reading
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How to import progressions in xml format into Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro iOS
Now in version 7.7.0 you can use the ADD-ONS feature to purchase and import fully analyzed progressions into your catalogue from within the app You may still import the xml files from the macOS version as before In this… Continue reading
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Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 7 for iOS iPad & iPhone (Manual)
What’s new in version 7.8.8 (soon to be available) The new version 7.8.8 (already waiting for review on the App Store) will offer four AMAZING ADD-ONS: 1000+ Jazz Standard Progressions Bird Bebop Progressions Upper Structures Target Notes Now you can import… Continue reading
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The Bird Bebop Progressions Book in PDF format
After The Jazz Standard Progressions Book series was published it was only natural to take a closer look at the harmonic vocabulary used in Bebop repertoire. In the mid-1940s Bebop musicians revolutionized jazz with the use of complex harmonies,… Continue reading





