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Chords & Harmony - Simple exercise for Upper Structure Triads by Mike Pinto

mikepinto 23 October 2011

Hey Guys,
Staying in line with the Chords and Harmony idea this month I remembered I did a 3 part series on Upper Structure triads a while back.

Upper Structures are an easy way to achieve a rich harmonic sound.
Before (or after) going through the links below as a simple exercise for comping, lets pick a couple upper structures to practice playing with 4 mallets through all keys.

Lets start with a dominant chord. G7 and move to Cmaj7.
(Note you should play the root by itself before playing the upper structure so you can hear the upper structure against the root of the chord.)

Chords & Harmony - Minor Progressions by Behn Gillece

behng 20 October 2011

Here's a lesson on some chord progressions in Cm. Pdf attached. Also, look at the Check This Out. It's one of Dana's lessons on harmonizing the Cm bebop scale, and some of those concepts correspond to this lesson.

Behn

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Chords & Harmony - Accompanying a singer by Ted Wolff

tedwolff 20 October 2011

When Tony announced this month's chords and harmony topic there were some comments expressing interest in exploring ideas for comping for a vocalist.

When working with a singer I generally try to play a minimalist roll. I think of myself as the picture frame surrounding a beautiful painting. Play something that enhances the vocal without getting in the way or interfering with the voice. Less is more!

Chords & Harmony - Open & Closed Voicings - A methodical approach by Ralph Wyld

Wyld_Thing 20 October 2011

I've been thinking lots about the open/closed thing that Tony brought up again recently, and so I've come up with an exercise which I've been doing everyday this week. It's quite big... I can just about get through all the keys in a hour now, and it still makes my head hurt following it through and remembering which chord I'm on! But I really feel it's improving my knowledge of scales (just major so far, but there's no reason why it won't work through other scales/progressions etc.), and the chords within scales.

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