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& ? c c w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w ∑ ∑ G Mixolydian & ? c c w# w# w# w# w# w# w w w# w# w# w# w w w# w# F# Mixolydi ...

& ? c c w w w# w# w# w# w w w# w# w w w w w w B Aeolian (B Minor) & ? c c wb wb w w w w wb wb w w wb wb wb wb wb wb Bb A ...

& ? c c wb wb w w w w wb wb wb wb wb wb wb wb wb wb Ó Ó ∑ Eb Aeolian (Eb Minor) & ? c c w w w w w w w w w w wb wb w w w ...

& ? c c w w w w w w w w w w wb wb w w w w ∑ ∑ G Aeolian (G Minor) & ? c c w# w# w# w# w# w# w w w# w# w w w w w# w# F# A ...

& ? c c w w wb wb wb wb w w wb wb wb wb wb wb w w C Locrian & ? c c w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w B Locrian & ? c ...

& ? c c w w w w w w w w wb wb w w w w w w Ó Ó ∑ E Locrian & ? c c w# w# w w w# w# w# w# w w w w w# w# w# w# D# Locrian & ...

& ? c c w# w# w w w w w# w# w w w w w# w# w# w# ∑ ∑ G# Locrian & ? c c w w wb wb wb wb w w wb wb wb wb w w w w ∑ ∑ G Loc ...

The following is a listing of all the chord triads and sevenths for every note on the scale. 308 Music Composition For Dummies 3 ...

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Appendix B Glossary accompaniment:The use of additional music to support a lead melodic line. anacrusis: Note(s) preceding the f ...

cadenza:A solo section near or at the end of a piece of music in which the soloist improvises or plays in a virtuoso style. call ...

etude: A piece of music composed to help a performer develop technical abilities. finale: The final movement in a multi-movement ...

key signature:A series of sharps or flats (or lack of both) at the beginning of each staff following the clef. lead sheet:A scal ...

pitch: The highness or lowness of a tone produced by a single frequency. polyphony: Layers of different melodic and rhythmic act ...

ternary form: A typical three-part song form. ABA. timbre: The unique quality of sound. time signature: A notation made at the b ...

Numbers • 8-bar blues, structure of, 152 12-bar blues, structure of, 152 12-string guitar playing, 192 unisons on, 192 16-bar ...

Arianna(Monteverdi), 256 arranger/producer, career opportunities for, 269 atonal chords, naming, 158 atonal compositions, writin ...

books for composers American Mavericks, 277 Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach, 275–276 How to Grow as a Musician, ...

chord progressions (continued) extracting structural tones from, 118 randomizing, 122 rules for, 113 chord tones, reducing melod ...