Understanding the Basics of Harmony will provide you with a concise and simple method for analyzing chord progressions and for understanding which chords to use within different styles of music such as jazz and pop. The Book covers many important subjects such as: Harmony in both Major and Minor Keys, Secondary Dominants, Extended Dominants, Chordscale Theory and Modes, Tensions and “Notes to Avoid”,
II-V-I Cadences, Tritone Substitutions, Modal Interchanges, Chord Inversions, Hybrid Chords, Modulation, Diminished Seventh Chords, Turnarounds, Blues Harmony etc. This Book is a must for anyone wishing to improve improvisation skills, arranging and jazz/pop composition.
Details
- Publication Date
- Apr 7, 2007
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education & Language
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Pierre McNicoll
Specifications
- Pages
- 240
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)