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M-III: Explore Scales

Tendency in Minor Keys

1. Reviewing Tonal Gravitation Now, as we reach the end of Chapter III, there's a task we'd like to address: the discussion about the tonal gravitation in the minor scale. The difference between C Major and A Minor, which are in a "relative" relationship, lies only in the cognitive tonal center. So, how does each note get influenced by this…
yuta
May 8, 2024
C-II: Add, Omit, Borrow

Secondary Dominants

Session Overview This time you learn new non-prime chords. Here, we'll incorporate chords that haven't been covered yet by using accidentals (♯/♭). In this session, prior knowledge of Melody Chapter I is assumed. If you are not familiar with concepts such as the or , please review the Melody Chapter. Keywords: secondary dominants, dominant resolution, tritone In the previous session,…
yuta
May 27, 2024
M-I: Horizontal View

Tone Tendencies in Major Key

In the article "" you learned that and has strong tone tendencies. In this article we'll see all the seven notes. 1. Stable/Unstable Notes First, The seven notes ------ are devided into two categories, namely, and , based on its stability. (more…)
yuta
April 27, 2024
M-I: Horizontal View

Tendency Tones

1. Whole-step or Half-step In the article , We categorized melodic motion into two : step or skip. And you listened to many samples of "skip" motion like 5th, 6th, 7th or octave leaps. But when you have a closer look at "step" motion, it also has further variations—Whole-step or half-step progression. The steps between - and - are semitone,…
yuta
June 16, 2024
C-I: Basic System

Cadences

1. Resolution In the article "" 、The role of prime chords are categorized into three, namely, . Prograding or retrograding this functional "orbit" creates various stories of chord progressions. Above all, when to reach is a very important factor. In music theory, releasing musical tension (e.g. an unstable chord progresses to a stable chord, a dissonant sound becomes consonant) is…
yuta
June 3, 2024