• Chromatic Dissonance: Chord Formation Using the “Tritone”

    In this post, we’re exploring chromatic dissonant intervals like the tritone and how they’re used in chord formation of triads, seventh chords, and more.

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    Who Else Wants to Know What Chromatic Dissonant Intervals Are?

    Chromatic Dissonant Intervals are dissonant intervals formed from the combination of a bass note and accidental tones on the key of the bass note. In this lesson, you’ll learn these intervals and their unique relationship.

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    Bitonality: License to Play In Two Keys At Once (Playing Outside)

    In this lesson, we’ll explore bitonality or “playing outside” and use the tritone progression as our introduction to bitonality.

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    Forming Seventh Chords Using Diatonic Dissonant Intervals

    Learn the role of diatonic dissonant intervals in forming seventh chords like major 7ths, minor 7ths, and dominant 7ths, and more.

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    Implications of The Leading Note in Modality

    In this lesson, we’ll about talk what the leading note in modality is and interesting implications related to scales and modes.

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    The Relationship Between Diatonic Dissonant Intervals

    Dissonance is the inharmonious outcome of the relationship between two notes heard melodically (one after the other) or harmonically (together). In this post, we’ll explore dissonance related to the diatonic major scale.

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    The Difference Between Major and Minor Modes

    In today’s post, let’s turn our attention to the difference between major and minor modes. But to do that, let’s first discuss tonality and how this concept has developed over the years.

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