Articles tagged with: "five notescales"
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 …
#secondarydominants
#tonicization
#chordprogressions
#functionalharmony
#dominant-tonicrelationship
#V/V
#V/ii
#alteredchords
#modulation
#jazzharmony
#classicalharmony
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Understanding Musical Notation: The Language of Music
Published on 17 May, 2025
Musical notation is the universal language system that allows musicians to document, communicate, and preserve musical ideas. This comprehensive guide explores the fundamentals of staff notation, including staves, clefs, notes, …
#musicalnotation
#staff
#clefs
#trebleclef
#bassclef
#notes
#rests
#timesignature
#keysignature
#musicreading
#musicalsymbols
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