Foreword      


Chapter 1: PRINCIPLES                                   


Principle 1: Balance & Symmetry


Harmonics       

Basic ScalesMajor_Scale.html
       


Principle 2: Memory      


Virtual resonances

              

Principle 3: Magnetism

              

Principle 4: Kinetic Energy

       

The Chromatic C


               

Chapter 2: APPLICATIONS


5: Chords


The major Triad       

Intervals

The Triads       

The Seventh Chords   

Inversions  

Hybrid Chords / Upper structures


6: Harmony       


Functions                       

Structural use of functions 

Secondary dominants        

Secondary II-V      

Diminished Chords    

Sus4 Chords     


Blues Contributions to Harmony

The Blues #4                                                  

The Blues Form                                                  


Subdominant minor Chords 

Chromatically altered Subdominant Chords         

Chromatically altered Dominant chords

Chromatically altered Subdominant minor Chords         

Sub V         

Sub II / V                 

Interlocking Harmonic Sequences

Pedal Point, Ostinato

Geometric Harmony


Constant Structure         

Color

Modulation


Jazz Contributions to Harmony Jazz_Contributions_to_Harmony.html

Stage 1                

Stage 2                          


Minor Harmony         


7: Scales


Modes          

Scales on secondary dominants                            

8 scales on V7 chords          

Scales on Maj7 chords         

Scale on min6 and minMaj7

Scales on +Maj7 chords

Scales on +7 chords           

Scales on dim7 chords



8: Tensions            


9: Melody


Ingredients

1)Rhythm                     

2)Notes, intervals, scales & chords, choices     

3)Decoration: passing tones, auxiliaries, and approaches     

How notes are perceived             

Anticipations, delayed attacks     


The Polyphonic Melody              


Playing over chords      

Harmonization of a melody      

Voicings                      

Specials                                              


10: Introduction to “Rhythmic Harmony”



Chapter 3: APPENDIX


Balance                           

Creation

The Rainbow                                                   

Birds sing in A Major                     

Tonality/Atonality