Harmony & Analysis
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Best Online Jazz Piano Lessons in 2023
Learning jazz piano can be a daunting task, but with the right guidance and resources, it can be an incredibly rewarding experience. While traditional jazz piano lessons with a private instructor can be helpful, they can also be expensive and… Read article →
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Learning Jazz Harmony the Berklee Way: Deconstructing ‘Misty’ – Part 2
Introduction: In this lesson, we will be discussing the harmony of the jazz standard “Misty” and applying some new techniques to “There Will Never Be Another You”. This post is a follow-up to a previous video by mDecks Music, so… Read article →
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Learning Jazz Harmony the Berklee Way: Deconstructing ‘Misty’ – Part 1
If you’re a songwriter or a musician, you may have come across the term “harmony” before. But do you know what it means? Harmony is the simultaneous sounding of two or more notes, creating chords that give a sense of… Read article →
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Unlocking the Magic of Jobim’s Harmony: A Step-by-Step Guide to ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ Jazz Harmony Lesson
Welcome to this jazz tutorial on Jobim’s timeless classic, The Girl From Ipanema. Let’s take a closer look at the intricate harmony of this song. In this video we’ll see how Jobim’s use of out-of-the-ordinary dominant chords is simply brilliant.… Read article →
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Music Analysis Showdown: Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro vs ChatGPT
We compare and analyze Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro and ChatGPT‘s abilities in music theory and technology. We demonstrate how each tool can be used to understand harmonic progressions in jazz and compare their accuracy, speed, and ease of use. This… Read article →
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Augmented Sixth Chords, As Digested By A Jazz Musician. Tonal Harmony Tutorial
Today we’re going to talk about this chord: Nowadays we see this chord as a subV/V, but in the Classical period this chord was treated using a very different perspective. Composers back then, saw this chord as an augmented sixth… Read article →
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How to spot and label Secondary Dominants. Music Theory / Tonal Harmony Lesson
If you’re taking a harmony course, you’ve certainly come across the concept of secondary dominants and endless exercises, where you’re given a piece of sheet music in which you have to label all the secondary dominants. Well, today I’m going… Read article →
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