The Byzantine, also referred to as the double harmonic scale, has a formula of R-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 and makes for an interesting ...

This works because the A+ chord represents the 5th, 7th, and 3rd steps of the D harmonic minor scale. If you want to be really cheeky and step further outside the harmonic box you could substitute an ...

In planing, instead of chord motion being based on voice leading and root movements, voices move according to the key or scale (as in diatonic planing), or the same voicing may move around ...

Step 1: A diatonic chord means a chord that only uses notes from the parent scale of the key, so the diatonic chords for C major, for example, will be built off the notes of the C major scale.

Each is above and below its related note by the interval 2187/2048 (the chromatic semitone) in the Pythagorean scale, thus making C sharp distinct from D flat, for instance. The interval between the ...

At the same time, in the major-minor scale with the diatonic subdominant, there is no such struggle—the tonic reigns supreme and unchallenged. This is why the major-minor scale system is much more ...

This part of the exam covers all aspects of traditional diatonic and chromatic functional harmony. This part of the exam covers modern modes and scale systems, modern harmonic simultaneities/cluster ...

AN attempt to reconstruct the Soft Diatonic mode leads to the following nine-note scale, which combines perfectly with the diatonic scale with the exception of F (3: 4),—the key-note, dominant ...