Quartal Harmony
Quartal Harmony. All music theory books about harmony, all deal with what is called “tertial harmony”. This is the foundation of all our chords: stacking 3rd intervals on top of one another. While the study of tertial harmony covers a very large part of everything there is to know about chords, and while that type … Quartal Harmony
Rock Out With The 3-Octave maj7 Arpeggio Fingerings
The 3 Octave maj7 Arpeggio The maj7 Arpeggio 2nd and 3rd Inversion Fingerings.. Check this blog first. It will make everything in today’s lesson easier to follow. Before we get into these fingerings, make sure that you check last week’s blogs first to learn more about the maj7 chord. The maj7 Root Position Arpeggio Fingering. … Rock Out With The 3-Octave maj7 Arpeggio Fingerings
Key Signatures
Key Signatures This is a system you use to figure out what the notes are in all 12 major scale keys. You see 2 words in “key signature”: “key” and “signature” A key signature signifies a scale: each key signature shows for its corresponding major scale, how many notes that scale is different from C … Key Signatures
A Great Book for Guitarists and Other Musicians: Zen Guitar
Lessons from Zen Guitar Zen Guitar is one of my favorite books. I must have read it 5-6 times already. It’s also a book I have recommended to hundreds of students through the years. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and … A Great Book for Guitarists and Other Musicians: Zen Guitar
The Art and Study of Melodic Sequences (Part 2)
Some More Melodic Sequences To Have Fun With This is a continuation of last week’s blog: The Study of Melodic Sequences Ascending 2-note patterns Up in 3rds: 13 24 35 46 57 61 72 13 Up in 4ths: 14 25 36 47 51 62 73 14 Up in 5ths: 15 26 37 41 52 63 … The Art and Study of Melodic Sequences (Part 2)
