by Alexander Valentine | Sep 24, 2011 | Harmony, Music Theory
The Cadence is the essential chord movement that establishes the feeling of the Key. The Bass outlines the harmonic movement up a 5th (Dominant) or down a 5th (Sub-Dominant). Dominant The Leading Tone (here: B) in the V chord creates melodic and harmonic tension and...
by Alexander Valentine | Sep 14, 2011 | Music Theory
I’ve been talking a little about Figured Bass in the last couple lessons, now I’d like to share something special: A Guide to Figured Bass written by J.S. Bach. It’s a brief introduction to the art, which was widely practiced during the Baroque era...
by Alexander Valentine | Sep 10, 2011 | Music Theory
Now we can look at the Triad in more detail. We already know that the Triad is made of 3 tones: the Root, the Major/Minor 3rd, and the Perfect 5th. Let’s look at some of the relationships between these tones. The Major Triad The Minor Triad Notice the Symmetry...
by Alexander Valentine | Sep 10, 2011 | Music Theory
Now that we have mastered the Triad in the Harmony of Major and Minor Keys, let’s expand the chord structure further! Our 3-note Triad is a structure built from a pair of Third intervals. The Seventh Chord adds an additional Third interval to the basic Triad....
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