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Tag: Music Theory

Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation – Part 2

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation, Music Theory16th April 2018 andyfrench
In part 2 of our examination of the Lydian Chromatic Concept we take a look at its theoretical foundation - why the lydian scale is an attractive basis for music theory. …
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Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation – Part 1

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation, Music Theory13th April 2018 andyfrench
This post is an introduction to a series about the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation, a music theory presented by George Russell in the 1953 book of the same name. …
Lydian Dominant scale shapes (part 2)

Non-resolving dominant chords and the Lydian Dominant scale

In Guitar, Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Music Theory, Scales11th April 2018 andyfrench
This post discusses the difference between resolving and non-resolving dominant chords before looking at altered dominant chords and the lydian dominant scale. …

Secondary Dominants and Secondary ii-V Progressions

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants, Secondary ii-V27th January 2018 andyfrench
In this post we take a quick look at the basics of secondary dominant chords in jazz music theory. …

Forward motion and harmonising minor ii-V-i

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags ii-V-I, Jazz, Minor ii-V-i, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants10th January 2018 andyfrench
This post contains a discussion about how we create strong root movement in music. We also examine the minor ii-V-i progression in Jazz. …

Chord families (harmonic functions)

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Guitar Chords, Harmonic Functions, Jazz, Music Theory26th December 2017 andyfrench
In this article I explore the basics of chord families (also known as harmonic functions) and their use to create forward motion in music. The Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant families are discussed and some examples provided in G major for the guitar. …
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