Indice
The Elements: Notes Of The Chords; Scales Associated To The Chords.
The Model.
Improvisation Program And Practice: Program; Practice; Acknowledgment; Routine; Improvisation.
Increasing The Alternatives: Whole Tone Scale; Artificial Chords; The Blues Scale; Block Chords.
Appendix – Exercises To Practice The Scales
Diatonic Modes
Artificial Scales
Guide For The Interpretation Of Symbols
Table Of Chords
Index
1. The Chord: chord Structure; Classification Of Chords Into Qualities; The Sixth Chord.
1. Tonality: the Seven Chords Of Tonality; Chord Alterations.
2. Harmonizing Melodies: the Three Basic Progressions; Progression In A Circle Of Fifths.
3. The Diatonic And Chromatic Progressions: the Diatonic Progressions; The Chromatic Progression; Alternative Use Of Progression; Harmonic Analysis.
4. Problems In Practicing Harmony: harmonic Synthesis; Method; Errors And “weak” Harmonizations.
5. Dynamic Interaction Of The Two Poles Of The Key: the Bipolar Relationship I-v; Replacement Of Chord Vi In The Progression I Vi Ii V; Importance Of The Tonal Center.
6. Expressive Alterations Of The Chords: suspension Of The Minor Chord; Variants Of The Dominant Chord.
7. Sustitution Of The Dominant Chord.
8. Replacement Of The Dominant Chord: exceptional Resolutions In The I Chord; Dominant Chord Without Preparation.
9. Stationary Chords And Parallel Chords.
10. Synonymous Chords And Inversions.
11. Reharmonizing Harmonized Melodies: conversion; Correction.
12. Minor Keys: relative Keys; The Triple Minor Scale; The Seven Chords Of A Minor Key.
13. Modulation: tonal Changes In The Course Of A Melody; Deliberete Tonal Changes.
14. Chord Extensions: interval Analysis; Basic Structure And Extensions; Limitations In The Use Of The Extensions.