Harmony & Analysis
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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 Explained: Italian, French & German (+6)
Learn how Italian, French and German augmented sixth chords work, how they resolve to the dominant, and how a jazz musician can understand them as dominant-chord substitutions. 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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How To Open & Play iReal Pro Songs In Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 9 (MUSIC-XML)
The ability to import iReal Pro songs into Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro is a long-awaited feature. Let’s be honest, while iReal Pro is pretty much a standard in the world of backing track apps, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro backing tracks… Read article →
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How to Analyze Jazz Standards: A Step-by-Step Harmonic Analysis
Learn how to analyze a jazz standard step by step using Recorda-Me, from key and chord functions to ii–V progressions, modulations, pivot chords, and modal harmony. Read article →
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How Did Beethoven Write Music? Symphony No.1 Theme A (Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro)
Let’s look at the A theme in Beethoven’s first symphony. We’ve already talked about his incredible opening, and how he used a secondary dominant in the subdominant region, breaking with all of the norms. Tonal harmony & harmony functions The… Read article →
