Steve rochinski is a professor in the harmony department at berklee college of music. Change the original b minor 7 flat5 to a b minor 7 so it will fit into the series. In this video we introduce the concept of mapping tonality and how to apply it when reharmonizing a song. The d minor 7 of the original harmonization is retained and becomes a target point. Reharmonization techniques kindle edition by felts. With the substitution of chord with the same harmonic function. On this page you can read or download reharmonization techniques pdf in pdf format. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. Similar to how a big band arranger would use soli techniques to harmonize a melody, as solo piano arrangers we can utilize the same harmonization techniques to. Incomplete chord structures and reharmonization of diminished chords.
Reharmonization techniques by softcover sheet music for. From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, these free handbooks are all designed to provide you with marketable skills in music. When you reharmonize a tune, you give the melody new color by changing its underlying harmonies. To be skilful at reharmonization techniques, we need to practice this skill in lots of songs with different chord progressions. A melodic tone can often be harmonized in a variety of. Now we will consider another resource of reharmonization. Reharmonization, substitutions, and counterlines 12 preceding \7 with iv instead of ii7 page 2 14 now moving the bass a bit or 16 harmonized counterline using the 12 step approach principle try adding a iivl bass to the last 2 examples. The music lessons are available for free download from the web site and via a growing network of partner web sites. It is called reharmonization techniques and that is what it is about.
What we want to explore in this issue is ways to add rich alternate harmonic progressions, or reharmonization. Ok, so now lets do the same exercise but in reverse. Free music lessons from berklee college of music reharmonization techniques randy felts chapter 10 basic piano voicing techniques. How to substitute chords from the same harmonic function. A lot of you have asked me for information about the class i am taking at berklee. Pdf reharmonization techniques download full pdf book. An accomplished guitarist, recording artist, and internationally known performer and clinician. How to reharmonize a song reharmonization the jazz. Below are the acceptable harmonies for a number of chord types. Get ebooks the jazz piano book on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
But there are nevertheless rules, techniques and ideas which you can employ to create a smooth and jazzy sounding reharmonization of an existing song. That is not to say that every tune should have 20 chords in the first measure. Reharmonization secrets part 1 taking the harm out of reharm by ted eschliman those who seek harmony the very fact that youre reading this suggests you have an interest in making your music more interesting. In order to have this articulation we mentioned and learn well this concept, we will show you here 6 ways of possible reharmonization. This intense 4hour experience will give you a huge toolbox filled with things that will take your music to a new level.
Berklee press reharmonization techniques book musicians. There are three major sections in this course, because reharmonization occurs in three ways. You will learn to make a creative judgment about how much or how little to change a song and then make logical, creative choices to achieve that outcome. Reharmonization techniques by randy felts 9780634015854. Add a c minor 7 as a passing chord between the d minor 7 and the b minor 7.
Reharmonization techniques download free pdf and ebook writer randy felts in english published by hal leonard corporation. S port7books reharmonization techniques download free pdf and ebook by randy felts. Noteworthy features of this reharmonization include the following points. The best interactive music theory books and apps for ipad, iphone and macos. Steve rochinski, professor in the harmony department at berklee college of music, is the course author and instructor of berklee onlines online course, reharmonization techniques. Introduction to reharmonization techniques using mapping tonal harmony pro. Free online music theory lessons and tutorials including music scales, modes, tonal harmony, sightreading, ear training, piano, saxophone, guitar lessons and more.
Free music lessons from berklee college of music modern jazz voicings arranging for small and medium. These pdfs highlight specific scenarios that you may encounter in the music industry, allowing you to workshop new. The f chord brings us to a slightly different sonic space, but our comfortable home note of c carries over as the fifth of this chord fac. Reharmonization with constant structure chords berklee. Before starting the following exercise, it is assumed that you already understand extension. In this module, i will be covering these rules and discuss some other reharmonization ideas and technique you can employ to make a song sound jazzy. In all cases, the specific note in the melody above the chord plays an essential role in which substitution will work. In some ways reharmonization can be confusing, but just like anything else in jazz, you can use a few formulas to get started and immediately enhance tunes that youre working on. The eflat major 7 chord is given a lydian treatment so that it will fit into the series, weakening its tendency to sound like the tonic. Chord substitution reharmonization simplifying theory.
Reharmonization techniques berklee college of music. We encourage people to share our lessons with other musicians. Every week, there is a big project that is due on sunday that involves working on a song or a few songs. Another common use of reharmonization is to introduce a new section in the music, such as a coda or bridge reharmonizing a melody. This strategy summarizes itself in a replacement of a chord for another one with the same harmonic function of it. Functional, extended, and bass line reharmonization. The e major 7 and g major 7 both numbered 1 are added as chromaticapproach chords. Get reharmonization techniques pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. Reharmonization and back cycling for chord melody playing. Practice applying these 5 basic reharmonization techniques over standards to get familiar with the way they move and the way they sound. Reharmonization is one of those things that beginning jazz piano players often find pretty confusing. Reharmonization summary this table shows a diatonic progression and some of the possible chord substitutions. Common reharmonization techniques created by garrett michaelsen 1.
The standard reharmonization techniques discussed below are chromatic, diatonic, parallel, and. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. In a progression going up a fourth, if the first chord is a minor seventh chord, it can also be substituted for a seventh chord. Shop and buy reharmonization techniques sheet music. Adding notes to boring chords to make them more interesting. Reharmonization techniques teaches where and how to approach changing the harmonic form, especially in the context of historical stylized treatments. Application of the above techniques for writing turnarounds, introductions, interludes, modulations, and extended endings. Berklee press berklee press is the official publisher of music instruction books and videos based on the renowned berklee college of music teaching methods and. Common reharmonization techniques engaging students.
If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Reharmonization is my passion and this is my favorite course. Well, in todays free piano lesson were going to learn one of my favorite techniques for reharmonizing the. Berklee press berklee press is the official publisher of music instruction books and videos based on the renowned berklee college of music teaching methods and curriculum. Learning jazz reharmonization techniques is not only a great way to develop jazz comping skills but it also expands application of jazz substitutions and superimpositions reharmonization techniques are often required for solo jazz guitar arrangements to create interest, interpretation and originality. Reharmonization techniques kindle edition by felts, randy. Instead of taking a chord and finding all its acceptable harmonies, lets take a note and find all the chords where that note is an acceptable harmony. Reharmonization is the technique of taking an existing melodic line and altering the harmony that accompanies it.
These free music lessons are also available on digital file sharing networks. This is the first video of the reharmonization techniques series which is freely available on our youtube channel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reharmonization techniques. Read online now reharmonization techniques ebook pdf at our library. Arnold provides techniques he uses in his music clinics and essential information for beginning and advanced students including reading music, theory, chord and scale construction, modal sequencing, approach notes, reharmonization, bass and chord comping, and. Berklee reharmonization techniques pdf downloadberklee reharmonization techniques pdf. These free music lessons are also available on digital file. Mini lessons are focused, shortform excerpts and exercises from berklee online courses. Free music lessons from berklee college of music reharmonization techniques randy felts chapter 1 simple substitution press esc to cancel sound. Typically, a melody is reharmonized to provide musical interest or variety. You will learn to make a creative judgment about how much or how little to change a song and then make logical, creative choices to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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