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Music Theory Study 4 - Melodic Development, Part 1

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Sun, 07/15/2012 - 20:18
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Join me for our fourth lesson on Music Theory for the Blues Harmonica Player, where we explore melodic development… how chords and scales work together to create great solos. In this lesson you’ll learn about chord tones, scale tones, outside tones, active tones, non-active tones, passing tones, upper and lower neighbor tones, appoggiatura, the hierarchy of note selection, chord scales, sequences and chord-tone soloing. This lesson is for intermediate skill level players. You'll need a C Harmonica for this study. Videos include: Section 1 – Chord-Tones, Scale Tones and Outside Tones: Introduction to Music Theory Study 4; Examples 1.1 to 1.7 - Review; Example 1.8 - Chord Tone Soloing; Examples 1.9 to 1.11 - Scale Tones (Passing & Neighbor); Examples 1.12 and 1.13 - Appoggiatura; Example 1.14, Part 1 - Chord Tone & Scale Tone Soloing; Example 1.14, Part 2 - Chord Tone & Scale Tone Soloing; Examples 1.15 and 1.16 - Hierarchy of Note Selection; Examples 1.17 to 1.19 - Chord Scales; Section 1 Questions, Part 1; Section 1 Questions, Part 2; Section 2 – Perspective: Section 2 Examples - Perspective; Section 3 – Sequences: Section 3 Examples - Sequences; Section 3 Questions; Section 4 – Chord Tone Soloing: Section 4 Examples - Chord Tone Soloing; Closing to Music Theory Study 4

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