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Harmony Basics - Part 18
Learning
It's not uncommon for a composer/songwriter to feel the need to leave the original key of the song he's writing and go explore some other ones. There are many reasons for that: to change the mood (i.…
06/28/16
Harmony Basics - Part 17
Learning
In the previous articles... Yes, I know I often begin my articles this way but it's simply because I like things to make sense chronologically.
05/17/16
Harmony Basics - Part 16
Learning
This time around, we'll look at two additional ways to substitute chords: Relative chord and tonal exchange substitutions. But before we do that, I want to complete the previous article and finish di…
04/19/16
Harmony Basics - Part 15
Learning
In this installment, we'll continue exploring chord substitutions with two new forms based on the dominant function.
04/04/16
Harmony Basics - Part 14
Learning
In the previous two articles I took a brief detour from the somewhat theoretical tone of this series to show you some specific examples of harmonic chord progressions that are easy to understand and …
03/29/16
Harmony Basics - Part 13
Learning
In the previous article I introduced you to some of the most popular cadences and chord progressions. But there are still some left!
03/22/16
Harmony Basics - Part 12
Learning
In the last article, we saw how chords have a natural tendency towards other chords depending on their degree in the key of the song where they are currently been employed.
03/08/16
Harmony Basics - Part 11
Learning
In the previous articles we looked at how cadences work and how the fifth degree of a scale tends towards the first degree (yes, I know I've been repeating this every article). But, regardless of cad…
02/14/16
Harmony Basics - Part 10
Learning
Today, we will discuss one of the most important aspects in music, namely rhythm.
01/28/16
Harmony Basics - Part 9
Learning
In the previous articles we began discussing the most pertinent way to use chords to harmonize a melody.
12/07/15
Harmony Basics - Part 8
Learning
In the previous articles we discussed what scales and major and minor modes are, as well as how a scale can be harmonized according to its different modes, thanks to chords. We also started exploring…
11/30/15
Harmony Basics - Part 7
Learning
If you think of music as a language, then you could say that it's made up of phrases, with cadences acting like punctuation marks.
10/13/15
Harmony Basics - Part 6
Learning
As we saw in the previous article, the I, IV and V chords of a major scale are themselves...major!
10/07/15
Harmony Basics - Part 6
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As we saw in the previous article, the I, IV and V chords of a major scale are themselves...major!
10/06/15
Harmony Basics - Part 5
Learning
This is one of those situations no composer can escape...and the reason for being of this series.
09/23/15
Harmony Basics - Part 4
Learning
In the previous articles we talked about major and minor chords, how scales are formed and how you can tell the key of a song from its key signature.
09/20/15
Harmony Basics - Part 3
Learning
As we saw previously, the construction of any given scale requires that you respect certain intervals between the notes. To achieve that, and depending on the tonic and whether it's a major or minor …
09/13/15
Harmony Basics - Part 2
Learning
Today we'll dive into the heart of the matter and tackle the different modes, major and minor (natural, melodic and harmonic), as well as the relative scales.
08/23/15
Harmony Basics - Part 1
Learning
I know for certain that there are many talented musicians among you, even though the theoretical side of music has always put you off. Some others might have a classical education, but dropped music …
08/10/15
Guitar essentials for writing songs and playing with other musicians
Learning
Some people may just want to learn the basic guitar chords to impress girls (or boys) on the beach or to modestly accompany themselves when singing. Whatever your reasons, here are some basic chords …
09/21/14
How to Describe Tone
Learning
As guitarists, most of us sooner or later find ourselves in pursuit of tone. A talented guitarist can find a way to make anything sound good, but there should be no doubt that our equipment and the …
10/28/11

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