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Over The Bridge

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

There is one more example of Jerome Kern’s use of the fourth worth mentioning before turning our attention to how beautifully this piece lends itself to the use of guide tone lines – and how easy they are to find. … Continue reading →

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The Mathematics of It All

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

If you are anything like me, you struggled with math in school. Oh, I could write like Faulkner or Hemingway, play the saxophone like Jimmy Dorsey, draw like Rodin or Picasso….but when it came to numbers, I was lost. Eventually, … Continue reading →

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The Incredible and Amazing Diminished Seventh Chord

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I have to give one of my former instructors credit for this one. Dr. Peter Gries, who until his recent retirement was the music department chairman at my old alma mater, spent quite a bit of time on this in … Continue reading →

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Point and Counterpoint – and Being Contrary

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Before we attempt to apply counterpoint to the second ending of the “A” section of our example,  I’m going to go through a brief refresher course (or introduction, for you newbies) as to what counterpoint actually is. After all, “counterpoint” … Continue reading →

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Guide Tone Lines In Action, Part 2

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

It is said that the only thing two music theorists can agree on is how a third got his analysis wrong. I’ll start out with a disclaimer: this is not  a true Shenkerian analysis of the Harry Warren classic. I … Continue reading →

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Guide Tone Lines in Action, Part 1

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Today, let’s start off with a short musical interlude: The song of which this is the definitive recording will be the example used for the next  couple of posts. But before going much further, I want to talk about someone … Continue reading →

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