Thank you so much for your presentations. I have a degree in arranging from Berklee ('86), and yet, in the year 2019 I find myself binge watching your vids for harmonic "nourishment." I'm really digging this!
Amazing! I really enjoy these progression lessons. Scaler progressions aren't necessarily music by themselves, but I think composers and musicians should have experience with them. Listening to these really helps internalize how minor harmonies might feel, with and beyond a simple diatonic chord pool. Great job!!!
Do you realize how awesome you are! Fantastic work for implementing music theory ( a lost art/word) to the grooviest songs you've heard with a natural minor scale.
Loved this. Could really hear the differences and chords were added but totally new to this. Could you possibly invert the idea in a future video and perhaps apply a couple to create short compositions?
4:27 I never thought someone would take this famous Brazilian song(although not much known outside Brazil,Although I believe Kesha used the same melody in one of her musics years ago) based of a Peruvian one. I couldn't help but sing along hahahahaha. By the way,I like your Idea of chord pools,and the chromatic descending line you did on the harmonization on the Major Scale.
9:57 you play C#7+9 to F#- but wrote C#7+5. I only noticed because using #9 as the scalar note is a great example of how jazz departs from classical harmony.
Nick;Great topic! My basic understanding regarding scale harmonization is about constructing diatonic triads of each notes of a given scale, taking into consideration, of course of the different scale degrees properties. I do not quite understand (yet) your approach to harmonizing a scale with either the !, IV and V chords only or any other chords examples you have chosen. Can you please explain the difference? thanks beforehand.
this reply needs a video! however, the idea is to borrow chords from a (great) song that uses the natural minor in the melody but the chords come are not diatonic like the ones you suggest at the beginning. Its a way to 'open' the mind, spirit and ears! To humbly suggest more options, than the common ones, that do not sound so inspiring to me. Any help?
OK, I understand the objective...If you could please create a video, highlighting the difference that would be much further help (showing the piano chords, of course)! Thanks for your response and looking forward to it soon. Great work.
I've always wondered why the term "augmented fifth" seems to be so much more prevalent than "flat 13", especially in a context that doesn't focus on jazz exclusively. It's quite common and natural to use the natural fifth together with the b13 extension. In that case surely one wouldn't call it an augmented fifth. The next step then is to leave it up to the musicians if they want to play the natural fifth as well or not. Is there any particular reason why this terminology is used on this channel or is it just random?
Not to belittle your comment but that's a little like asking if the chicken or egg came first! Personally I do both. I'll think of a melody then try to figure out which chords will bring the most life out of the melody. Or I'll also just play around with chords and see if I hear anything melodic come out of it. Simply using your inversions will go a long way.
Correction! at 1:00 approx the 3rd chord descending D- should be labelled IV- not VI-
Incidentally, the example from Beverly Hills Cop is yet another confirmation that the minor scale is not "sad by its very nature" at all
Yes exactly, it’s all about mood n context.
How come you're the only guy who teaches this? These chord scales are fantastic.
Your stuff is the best musical education I've ever gotten (and I graduated from NEC!!)
Agreed...wait I didn't graduate there.
Thank you so much for your presentations. I have a degree in arranging from Berklee ('86), and yet, in the year 2019 I find myself binge watching your vids for harmonic "nourishment." I'm really digging this!
Amazing! I really enjoy these progression lessons. Scaler progressions aren't necessarily music by themselves, but I think composers and musicians should have experience with them. Listening to these really helps internalize how minor harmonies might feel, with and beyond a simple diatonic chord pool. Great job!!!
Fabulous teaching video! Thank you, Nick! I’ll get the sheet music for sure! Cheers!
your lessons are amazing ! thank you as always
Do you realize how awesome you are! Fantastic work for implementing music theory ( a lost art/word) to the grooviest songs you've heard with a natural minor scale.
Excellent,another master class.Thank you.
Great work :)
The Spartacus theme is wonderful
I love your video tutorials. Thank you.
Vous êtes vraiment l'un des meilleurs instructeurs dans cette discipline MUSICALE sinon le meilleur.
¡Excelente, maestro! ¡Muchas gracias!
The best videos for composers!
I really don't understand these people who dislike that.
Beautiful!
thank you very much for your work. I learn so much
Very useful analysis, thanks very much.
You are the best... I love this channel....
It's more than midnight, everyone is in bed and I just want to try that on the piano! Thanks for the great work!
I re-installed GarageBand for exactly this. Piano keys on your laptop keyboard : )
Great information thanks
Thank you thank you.
Great video. Thanks
Was I the only one loving B7alt proceeding the C2 at 13:35 ? GOSH that tension sounds amazing It has a superstrong feeling to resolve!
Jazz Duets would you mind share the voicings for that harmonization? Please
GORGEous!
¡Muchas gracias!
I think the most beautiful harmonization is the 9th: Spartacus theme
Rizal Budi Leksono It‘s indeed beautiful! My favourite ist the Jimi Hendrix harmonization, I love the slight surprising E and B on the way back!
Every one of these alternative harmonisations has a distinct emotional flavour.
Loved this. Could really hear the differences and chords were added but totally new to this. Could you possibly invert the idea in a future video and perhaps apply a couple to create short compositions?
that would be cool! Or may be you could as well- deal?
Pretty nifty!
4:27 I never thought someone would take this famous Brazilian song(although not much known outside Brazil,Although I believe Kesha used the same melody in one of her musics years ago) based of a Peruvian one. I couldn't help but sing along hahahahaha.
By the way,I like your Idea of chord pools,and the chromatic descending line you did on the harmonization on the Major Scale.
Wonderful! BTW Is that Shlomo Artzi at 15:02?
Nick el subtitulo en español.muchas gracias
Une bonne progression
9:57 you play C#7+9 to F#- but wrote C#7+5. I only noticed because using #9 as the scalar note is a great example of how jazz departs from classical harmony.
I got serious asmr from this video
danke mein freund!
Thank you for this tutorial. May I suggest you do the same for the harmonic and the melodic minor scales?
yeah that would be amazing. good call!
I totally agree here, and would buy the .pdf’s for sure!
Nick;Great topic!
My basic understanding regarding scale harmonization is about constructing diatonic triads of each notes of a given scale, taking into consideration, of course of the different scale degrees properties. I do not quite understand (yet) your approach to harmonizing a scale with either the !, IV and V chords only or any other chords examples you have chosen. Can you please explain the difference? thanks beforehand.
this reply needs a video! however, the idea is to borrow chords from a (great) song that uses the natural minor in the melody but the chords come are not diatonic like the ones you suggest at the beginning. Its a way to 'open' the mind, spirit and ears! To humbly suggest more options, than the common ones, that do not sound so inspiring to me. Any help?
OK, I understand the objective...If you could please create a video, highlighting the difference that would be much further help (showing the piano chords, of course)!
Thanks for your response and looking forward to it soon. Great work.
cool
let underground musician feel higher
Great presentation. The sixth to last chord is indicated as VI-. Is it actually IV-?
I've always wondered why the term "augmented fifth" seems to be so much more prevalent than "flat 13", especially in a context that doesn't focus on jazz exclusively. It's quite common and natural to use the natural fifth together with the b13 extension. In that case surely one wouldn't call it an augmented fifth. The next step then is to leave it up to the musicians if they want to play the natural fifth as well or not. Is there any particular reason why this terminology is used on this channel or is it just random?
I would like to know how to compose a melodies like those step by step. Is the chords coming first or help while creating the melody?
Not to belittle your comment but that's a little like asking if the chicken or egg came first! Personally I do both. I'll think of a melody then try to figure out which chords will bring the most life out of the melody. Or I'll also just play around with chords and see if I hear anything melodic come out of it. Simply using your inversions will go a long way.
¿Alguien sabe cómo se llama la canción que se escucha al final?
Piano 🎹 vidéo please
Liked the video but not sure how/where to apply it.
Thoughts?
Yeah, loads! But not here right now sorry! 3 kids!!!!
Jazz Duets I can relate!
Good things.
What are those "flat chords"? At 3:21
what is this exactly? is it choosing different chord progressions under a natural minor scale?
Basically using the notes of the scale to flesh out chords
love your videos. hate the part of the chord pool. instead it would be more useful to just put the song's chord progression
my opinion
cheers
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great vid ... not "dope" at all lol