Contents
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Contents of this exercise block:
Chord Functions – Tonic, Sub-Dominant & Dominant
The A Minor Scale On The Magic Tone Network
Playing Simple Melodies Over A Chord Progression
In-Scale Chords
Topics covered in this lesson:
– explanation of in-scale chords
– building chords for every step of the scale
– step-counting
– demonstration of all C major in-scale chords
– special chord included: B diminished
Scale Degrees
Topics covered in this lesson:
– scale degrees explained
– simplicity of scale degrees
– Roman numerals for scale degrees
– benefits of knowing degrees when reading lead sheets
Chord Functions – Tonic, Sub-Dominant & Dominant
Topics covered in this lesson:
– Tonic, Sub-Dominant, and Dominant explained
– functionality and familiarity of chords explained
– minor parallel chords for major chords (C-a, F-d, G-e)
– popular progressions based on chord functionality
– replacing chords with parallel chords with chord progressions
– using the familiarity knowledge to vary existing chord progressions
– concept of “balance, change, and tension”
– recipe for many favorite songs
– adding the tension of the dominant by adding a 7th
The A Minor Scale On The Magic Tone Network
Topics covered in this lesson:
– A minor scale demonstrated
– A minor scale contains all the notes of the C major scale but a different starting position/note
The A Minor In-Scale Chords
Topics covered in this lesson:
– A minor in-scale chords explained
– degrees of the A minor in-scale chords
Playing Simple Melodies Over A Chord Progression
Topics covered in this lesson:
– simple melody played over a simple chord progression
– combining in-scale chords with a melody that is part of the scale
– combining the left and right-hand patterns
Strong Notes For Melodies
Topics covered in this lesson:
– what strong notes actually are
– finding the strongest notes for a melody based on the underlying chord progression