Articles tagged with: "seventh modes"
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
#V/V
#V/ii
#alteredchords
#modulation
#jazzharmony
#classicalharmony
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The Melodic Minor Scale: A Versatile Tool for Musicians
Published on 17 May, 2025
The melodic minor scale is a versatile musical construct that traditionally features an ascending form with raised sixth and seventh degrees and a descending form identical to the natural minor …
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#jazzminorscale
#ascendingmelodicminor
#modaljazz
#classicalharmony
#alteredscale
#lydiandominant
#minorscales
#seventhmodes
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