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. …
Tag: Music Theory
This post is an introduction to a series about the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, a music theory presented by George Russell in the 1953 book of the same name. …
This post discusses the difference between resolving and non-resolving dominant chords before looking at altered dominant chords and the lydian dominant scale. …
In this post we take a quick look at the basics of secondary dominant chords in jazz music theory. …
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. …
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. …