Articles tagged with: "expansive"
Major Sixth Interval: The Open and Expansive Sound
Published on 14 Jun, 2025
The major sixth interval spans nine semitones and creates an open, expansive, and optimistic sound. This bright interval appears prominently in folk music, popular songs, and classical compositions, serving as …
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#interval
#expansive
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#folkmusic
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#melodicleap
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Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions
Published on 17 May, 2025
Secondary dominants are powerful harmonic tools that add color, tension, and forward momentum to chord progressions. By temporarily "tonicizing" non-tonic chords, secondary dominants create brief harmonic detours that enrich musical …
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#tonicization
#chordprogressions
#functionalharmony
#dominant-tonicrelationship
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#V/ii
#alteredchords
#modulation
#jazzharmony
#classicalharmony
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