TUTORIALS 1 Intervals 2 Triads 3 7th Chords 4 Major & Minor Scale Tone Harmony 5 Modes of the Major Scale 6 Composite Minor Scale Tone Harmony 7 The Major II-V-I Progression 8 The Minor II-V-I Progression 9 Type A&B Left Hand Piano Voicings HOME ABOUT MIKE NELSON ABOUT JENNY WRENN CONTACT ABOUT US (WNP) JAZZ EDUCATION [including FREE Tutorials] RECORDINGS LINKS CLIENT PAGES GIGS - WHAT'S ON

TUTORIAL 4 - Major & Minor Scale Tone Harmony A key centre is harmonically defined by two elements. 1. A scale (the "Parent" scale) and... 2. A set or family of chords occurring within the parent scale. Tonalitys are usually either MAJOR or MINOR. MAJOR tonalities (key centres) are defined by the major scale and the family of chords (scale tone chords) occurring within it. MINOR tonalities are defined by the "pure" minor (aeolian), melodic minor, or harmonic minor scales. Major and Minor tonalities which share a common key signature are "related". e.g. - C major/A minor, B major/G# minor, etc... i.e. - C major is the relative major of A minor and A minor is the relative minor of C major. Note the use of Roman Numerals in ex.1 - 4. All parent scales contain chords I, II, III, IV, V, VI & VII. Practice the following excercises (ex.5 - 8) in all keys in order to gain familiarity with major and minor tonalities. [next tutorial] ©Mike Nelson 2001