What does geometry SOUND like? The answer is music ... because music is audible geometry.
This video introduces the framework of patterns that make everything possible in music -- from scales and modes to chords and progressions:
The trick to actually seeing these patterns -- to really understanding how they work -- is to use color. Sometimes, people ask "Why use color? Doesn't that just make things more complicated because now we have to memorize even more stuff?"
It's a fair question on the surface. But if you dig a little deeper, the huge benefit of the colors becomes clear, as this video shows. Because the colors pack a one-two punch:
1) They illustrate notes better than traditional letter names
2) They also illustrate intervals better than traditional number symbols
And through one streamlined interface, you can see how the notes and intervals in all keys share a common framework of geometry -- that links them in an intricate web of relationships .... ...
Extended chords are easy to understand -- once you know about the Circle of Thirds.
Essentially, fancy extended chords are built by adding notes incrementally from a key's Circle of Thirds. By including ever more intervals of a third, you can play increasingly more complex harmonies.
Had I only known this in the beginning!
Without the Circle of Thirds, exotic chord names seem mysterious and complicated. WITH the Circle of Thirds, however, everything clicks into place.
🎥 This short video gives you the gist.
For more details on the construction of these chords, check out Lesson 17 in the course: https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/6051473/296-lesson-17-pdf-video
And the PDF referenced is ChordBook 2 here: https://shop.mycolormusic.com/products/colormusic%E2%84%A2%EF%B8%8F-guitar-chordbook-modebook-bundle
Hey! Join Sunday's stream for the first in the Theory Course LIVE series.
We'll be going through the course lessons page-by-page, playing the exercises, etc. -- with questions, answers, and sidebars along the way. It's a new and insightful look into music theory.
(The live stream link referenced in this video is actually in the NEXT post.)
Why do modes seem confusing? There are a couple of reasons:
1) Because they're often depicted using traditional notation. This is a problem because the linear structure of notation distorts the inherently cyclical nature of music. So the way modes are typically pictured is warped.
2) Because different song examples are commonly used to illustrate the sonic qualities of the respective modes. But that's like comparing apples to oranges, in a way. So the point of the comparison gets lost.
So this video demonstrates how the various modes alter the sound of a single song -- using the ChordMap to visualize the changes.
The accompanying chord diagrams are in the follow-up post (341b). Cheers.
