Learn 3 essential techniques for adding passing chords or reharmonizing any song. Techniques include relative chords, secondary dominants, and lower neighbor diminished 7th chords.
Course Objectives
Discover techniques for adding chords to any song
Explore 2 relative chords for every major & minor chord
Learn how build strong leading chords with secondary dominants
Master lower neighbor diminished 7 chords for a jazzy passing chord sound
Learning Focus
Analysis
Chords
Improvisation
Reharmonization
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This adds a lot to my understanding
Excellent explanation
The idea of passing chords really enhances the sound, and was very well presented during the course (I love the sound of the secondary dominant)
Do NOT miss this course!
Jonny makes the advanced concepts of Passing Chords and Reharmonization simple to understand and immediately applicable. His explanations and demonstrations are brilliant. Thank you, Jonny!!!
Really accessible and informative.
I really enjoyed this course on passing chords and reharmonization. An excellent course, the techniques from which can be immediately used to transform chord progressions and harmonic fabric of famous songs and jazz standards. I will definitely review and practice this course. I recommend. Five Stars.
The idea of passing chords really enhances the sound, and was very well presented during the course (I love the sound of the secondary dominant)
Do NOT miss this course!
Jonny makes the advanced concepts of Passing Chords and Reharmonization simple to understand and immediately applicable. His explanations and demonstrations are brilliant. Thank you, Jonny!!!
Really accessible and informative.
I really enjoyed this course on passing chords and reharmonization. An excellent course, the techniques from which can be immediately used to transform chord progressions and harmonic fabric of famous songs and jazz standards. I will definitely review and practice this course. I recommend. Five Stars.
Make sense of jazz standards by analyzing the chord progression for All the Ways You Love, inspired by All the Things You Are. You'll discover that jazz chords progressions follow predictable patterns.
Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet. Using the Number Chart method, we'll analyze a melody and chords, "convert" them to numbers, and apply the numbers to a new key.
Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet to any key! With the Number Chart method, we analyze a lead sheet, "convert" it to numbers, and apply it to 2 new keys.
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