Harmonic substitutions on II-V-I
Il II-V-I è una progressione armonica tipica della musica Jazz (ma non solo ovviamente, anche nel Rock, nel Blues e addirittura nella Classica), che crea un percorso di tensione e…
Harmonic Degenerations
Secondary dominant chords
In this video we talk about another harmonic enrichment technique, known as "secondary dominant chords". This strategy can be employed to add harmonic variety to a…
The basics of the modal interchange
In this video we discuss the harmonic technique known as "modal interchange"-an interesting system for enriching tonal harmonic progressions. John Candia
Harmonic analysis: tips and tricks
How to determine the key starting from a succession of chords? How to understand the role of each chord within the composition? In this video we take a look at some tips ...
Strange harmonic animals: the diminished seventh chord
The diminished seventh chord, especially for those who have recently studied harmony, represents a sort of "harmonic mystery". How can we use and contextualize this agreement within a composition? Why the agreement ...
Chromatic Harmony (practical applications)
In this video we consider three exercises for the application of "constant structure" to the comping of a song.
Chromatic Harmony
Chromatic Harmony In this lesson we talk about "chromatic harmony", which is a way of understanding harmony as opposed to traditional tonal rules. We will see some practical applications in comping and the consequences of ...
Compound Chord (summary outline)
Hybrid structures with major triads C / C # C / D C / D # C / F C / F # 1. C / C #: “tonic diminished chord” Tonic (can be enharmonically transformed into D flat) maj7 b3 b5 Use: this diminished chord ...
I Compound Chord (terza parte)
The Compound Chords (third part) the final video on compound chords is entirely dedicated to the voicings generated by the superimposition of diminished triads at a bass. This particular type of agreement is ...
II Compound Chord (second part)
Compound chords, literally "compound chords", consist of a particular kind of chords generated through the superimposition of harmonic and / or melodic elements of a more or less ambiguous tonal nature, in order ...
