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Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings

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Instructor
John Proulx
Course
Advanced
01:39:47

This comprehensive course is all about 5-note dominanat-diminished quartal voicings.

These 5-note voicings contain 3 notes in the right hand & 2 notes in the left hand. We’ll learn these modern voicings over 3 diminished scales & 3 dominant-diminished scales, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.

Course Objectives
  • Construct 5-note dominant-diminished quartal voicings over 3 diminished scales & 3 dominant-diminished scales
  • Apply these voicings to 4 songs in 4 styles
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Reharmonization
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Quartal diminished chords
John Proulx always has a good approach of having a conversation with the learner, rather than lecturing.
Excellent and fun course!
Beautiful content, amazing teacher. I enjoyed the course and love the teaching style. Very interesting and explicit information. Thank you very much Professor John Proulx. It was very impressive.

Course Lessons

1
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 1
06:50

Definition & Position

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2
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 2
15:59

Quartal Chords Over Diminished Scale #1

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3
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 3
13:42

Quartal Chords Over Dominant-Diminished Scale #1

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4
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 4
04:11

You’re Not The Bossa Me – Bossa Nova (Scale 1)

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5
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 5
13:07

Quartal Chords Over Diminished Scale 2

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6
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 6
13:00

Quartal Chords Over Dominant-Diminished Scale 2

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7
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 7
04:42

You’re Always a Half Step Away – Swing Tune (Scale 2)

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8
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 8
10:23

Quartal Chords Over Diminished Scale 3

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9
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 9
12:50

Quartal Chords Over Dominant-Diminished Scale 3

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10
Dominant-Diminished Quartal Voicings – Lesson 10
05:03

Dominant Personality – Ballad (Scale 3)

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Quartal diminished chords
John Proulx always has a good approach of having a conversation with the learner, rather than lecturing.
Excellent and fun course!
Beautiful content, amazing teacher. I enjoyed the course and love the teaching style. Very interesting and explicit information. Thank you very much Professor John Proulx. It was very impressive.
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