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Basic Jazz Chord Voicing

Brad_C — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:35 +0000

Introduce basic jazz chord voicing ideas. These fundamental ideas are principles you can use to spend a life time of mastering voicing chords.

Basic Jazz Chord Voicing is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

Beginning Chord Voicing Concepts

Brad_C — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:00:57 +0000

Once you’ve learned basic chord structure you will begin to enter the realm of chord voicing, which is how to you use chord notes in various combinations and reordered to create a different sound using the same chord or scale notes.

Beginning Chord Voicing Concepts is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

Creating Melodies Improvising with Scale Tones

Brad_C — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:05:54 +0000

Improvising with scale tones is an extension of what we’ve talked about in creating melodies. Specifically we started with a scale and skipped or sequentially stepped through the notes or tones. Much of what is used in the scale is repeating patterns, so let’s explore what you might do with that scale you have chosen to use over your chord.

Creating Melodies Improvising with Scale Tones is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

Creating Melodies – Alternate Scales

Brad_C — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:00:55 +0000

Once you've learned the basic melody types of skipping and stepping to create melodies you move on to which scale to use. This involves using more than just a basic major or minor scale and moving into new choices.

Creating Melodies – Alternate Scales is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

So You Want to Write Music

Guest Author — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:15:38 +0000

Writing Music is a dream of many musicians, Guest Author and Composer-Teacher, Bob Reno talks to us about writing music and music theory. Read more...

So You Want to Write Music is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

Start Improvising

Brad_C — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:33:18 +0000

Improvising is often thought of as the ultimate creative objective. However, starting within a framework or structure is where most improvising takes place. Taking the opposites of structure/rules and creativity and working them together is the objective of the musician and music student. Some thoughts on how to accomplish this goal...

Start Improvising is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

The Power of Music Theory Christmas Song Arrangement Summary

Brad_C — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:24:45 +0000

Video and pdf summarizing the Christmas Song arrangement by stepping through series covered over the last couple of months. Enjoy..

The Power of Music Theory Christmas Song Arrangement Summary is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of Your Music Part 9

Brad_C — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:15 +0000

Using music theory in arrangements, part 9 finishes up the initial 4 measures by finishing the secondary melody line.

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of Your Music Part 9 is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of Your Music Part 8

Brad_C — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Part 8. continuing to arrange the Christmas Song treble clef with the addition of more chord notes.

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of Your Music Part 8 is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 7

Brad_C — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:35 +0000

In part 7 of arranging the Christmas song I've taken a departure from the smooth bass line initially created. This is going to add a whole new dynamic to this part of the song. Let's take a look...

The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 7 is a post from: Music Learning Workshop Blog