Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution


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Applying harmonic analysis principles with harmonized scale charts for scale selection and chord substitution.Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.




The Chord Scale Theory & Jazz Harmony


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Comprehensive textbook based on the Chord Scale Theory as taught at the Berklee College of Music.




The BB Jazz Standards Progressions Book Vol. I


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(Fake Book). Perfect Binding Edition.This unprecedented, revolutionary collection of jazz standards progressions includes all harmonic progressions with full harmonic analysis, chords, chord-scales and arrows & brackets analysis.Every Jazz Standard analysis was hand-made by well-versed jazz musicians. Every function, chord-scale, modulation and pivot-chord was carefully chosen to create the best possible harmonic interpretation of the progression.All double-page songs are presented side-by-side, so no flipping through pages is necessary.Available for Concert, Bb & Eb Instruments.Volume I has 291 songs including All Blues * Autumn Leaves * All of Me * Blue Trane * Body and Soul * Desafinado * Donna Lee * Girl From Ipanema * It Don't Mean a Thing * Like Someone in Love * Misty * Moment's Notice * My Favorite Things * Prelude to a Kiss * Stella By Starlight * Wave * and hundreds more!







Modern Jazz Guitar Concepts


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Learn modern jazz guitar and theory with virtuoso Jens Larsen




The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords


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Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords, this guide provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords. It covers all major, minor, diminished and augmented chord types, their upper partials, alterations, add, sus and slash chords.Covers chord voicings using strings 1234, 2335, 3456, 1235, 2346.




A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele


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If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords Series is your answer.Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.Beyond learning the basic Ukulele chords, most Ukulele players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called "jazz" chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.This volume of A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer. Even chord theory does not offer any insight into unraveling the complexity of advanced chords.NEW 2nd Edition includes example chord progressions based on standard chord progressions and songs.Also available for Guitar: The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords (3 volumes)




Structural and Ornamental Diatonic Harmony in Western Music, c.1700 – 1880


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This book provides first-year university students majoring in western art music with a thorough study of both structural and ornamental diatonic harmony in the Common Practice Period (c.1700 until the late 1800s). It provides one of the most comprehensive coverages of the topic of ornamental diatonic harmony published to date, and offers ample musical examples to illustrate the concepts explained, as well as exercises in creative four-part writing, analysis, aural development and keyboard harmony to practice the application of these concepts. Understanding the difference between the way chords act at the structural level and the ornamental level explains why rules that apply to one do not necessarily apply to the other, providing novel insights into the interplay between harmony and melody and renewed appreciation for the ingenious ways in which composers throughout the Common Practice Period exploited these techniques.




A Theory of Harmony


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Ernst Levy was a visionary Swiss pianist, composer, and teacher who developed an approach to music theory that has come to be known as "negative harmony." Levy's theories have had a wide influence, from young British performer/composer Jacob Collier to jazz musicians like Steve Coleman. His posthumous text, A Theory of Harmony, summarizes his innovative ideas. A Theory of Harmony is a highly original explanation of the harmonic language of the modern era, illuminating the approaches of diverse styles of music. By breaking through age-old conceptions, Levy was able to reorient the way we experience musical harmony. British composer/music pedagogue Paul Wilkinson has written a new introduction that offers multiple points of entry to Levy’s work to make this text more accessible for a new generation of students, performers, and theorists. He relates Levy's work to innovations in improvisation, jazz, twentieth-century classical music, and the theoretical writings of a wide range of musical mavericks, including Harry Partch, Hugo Riemann, and David Lewin. Wilkinson shows how A Theory of Harmony continues to inspire original musical expression across multiple musical genres.




The Jazz Theory Book


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The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.