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The quickest and most directy way to determine the chord tones of any chord are to use the scale degrees of its major scale. For a major triad the chord tones are the 1st, 3rd and 5th scale degrees of its major scale. For a minor triad you simply flat the 3rd.

For a C major chord the 1st, 3rd, and 5th of the C major scale (C D E F G A B C) are the C E and G. For C minor it's C Eb and G.

By memorizing one sequence of notes, your major scales and a few chord building rules we can learn to spell ANY chord.

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Cut Time is a source of confusion for many musicians. What exactly does it mean and how do you apply it?

Too often cut time is thought of as having two beats in a measure. There are not two beats in a measure of cut time - there are four beats in a measure of cut time. So what makes cut time any different than common time 4/4 time?

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Ear Training is the development of the active and passive capability to relate to music aurally. This includes the ability to recognize melodic and harmonic intervals, chords, chords progressions, rhythm, melody and harmony.

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An Enharmonic Equivalent is where a musical pitch can have different names depending on the context in which it is functioning. An example is G# produces the same pitch as Ab.

Enharmonic equivalents will sound the same but are notated differently using standard music notation.

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Root Movement Analysis is the process of determining the root movement of chords within a chord progression, the chord types that are used as well as identifying tonal centers. This root movement can be determined and categorized using one of six harmonic principles and the harmonized chord charts reference in the lessons. These principles six harmonic principles are covered in the lessons of this series.

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Chords ascending or descending by Chromatic half steps between roots. The root and species are NOT in the harmonized chord chart.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Cycles harmonic principle.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Full Diatonic harmonic principle..

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Internal Modulation harmonic principle.

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Major and Minor Harmonized Chord Charts used for while doing anHarmonic Analysis. Shows triads and 4-parts chords for all 15 major and minor keys.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Partial Diatonic harmonic principle.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the vertical and horizontal scale selection.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Unresolved harmonic principle.

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Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson contains a blank worksheet and several completed examples using standards from the jazz repertoire.

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There is a load of information in traditional Key Signatures. Unlocking the principles in this circle leads to a better understanding of music and how think work.

A key signature is a series of sharp or flat symbols placed on the staff, designating the notes that are to be consistently played higher or lower than the equivalent natural notes. Key signatures are generally written immediately after the clef at the beginning of a line of musical notation. Each major and minor key has an associated key signature that sharpens or flattens the notes which are used in its scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for A Major and F Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Ab Major and F Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for B Major and G Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Bb Major and G Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for C Major and A Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for C Sharp Major and A Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Db Major and Bb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for D Major and B Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for D Major and B Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for E Major and C Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Eb Major and C Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for F Major and D Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for F Sharp Major and D Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Gb Major and Eb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for Gb Major and Eb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Learn the recognize the key signature for G Major and E Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.

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Sequences and cycles for practicing scales, intervals, melodic sequences and arpeggios.

These sequences also help in learning where any interval is of a given note, the chord tones of chords and aides in memorizing scales.

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The Major Scale or Ionian scale is a diatonic scale, made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first one octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti/Si, (Do)", the "Do" in the parenthesis at the end being the octave of the root.

The simplest major scale to write or play on the piano is C major, the only major scale that does not require sharps or flats. The C major scale uses only the white keys on the piano keyboard.

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An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type.

Chromatic Intervals are NOT taken from a major scale. They are derived from the diatonic intervals.

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Inverting intervals using the Rule of Nine.

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An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type. They can be played melodically or harmonically.

Simple Diatonic Intervals are taken from a major scale.

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What is up, down, higher, lower, top, bottom, ascending, descending on a ukulele? Up, down, higher, lower, top, bottom, ascending, descending should refer to musical pitch and not to direction as we know it. Up and higher refers to the raising of musical pitch. Down and lower refer to the lowering of musical pitch. Top refers to the upper note of a chord voicing or musical phrase and bottom refers to the lowest note.

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