Here are five standard jazz chord progressions: ii-V-I: This progression is made up of a minor chord, a dominant chord, and a major chord. It is very common in jazz music and can be found in many standards. iii-vi-ii-V: This progression is similar to the ii-V-I, but it starts on a different chord and hasContinueContinue reading “Top 5 Standard Jazz Chord Progressions”
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Dissonance in Music
Think of your favorite song and I promise you it has some dissonance. Dissonance is a somewhat “off-putting” feeling or sound that you experience in a song. The only way dissonance works is that it resolves to something non-dissonant. Music is just like life, it just simply can’t be all smooth and perfect. There isContinueContinue reading “Dissonance in Music”
A good song: do the chords matter?
There are some truly brilliant songwriters out there who are coming up with amazing songs using the most basic chords out there. Musically, I like to hear something fresh and not the same three chords (I, IV, V). There are a few songwriters that really deliver. Paul Simon would be one songwriter that comes toContinueContinue reading “A good song: do the chords matter?”
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