In this section we cover the fundamental concepts of music theory,
tailored to provide a solid foundation for understanding the principles
that govern music. Music theory is complex, but these articles aim to
break down each concept to make them easy to understand.
In this article you'll find every chord symbol you are likely to encounter while playing from lead sheets or The Real Book. Everything from chord symbols with triangles, circles or chord extension are explained here in detail.
The melodic minor scale provides all kinds of different options for soloing over altered dominant chords. In this article we explore each of the 7 modes of the melodic scale, and how they work over different chords.
The Tonnetz is a 2-dimensional mesh which maps the tonal landscape of western music. It serves as an analytical tools for understanding the theoretical structure of our music.
The overtone series is the physics behind all western music, including jazz. It is the bedrock of everything we do as jazz musicians.
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