Homework for Module 15

A. Parallel major/minor

Play:

C major scale

then C natural minor.

Identify:

3 → ♭3

6 → ♭6

7 → ♭7

Then do G major/G minor.

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B. Minor plagal

Practice:

F → Fm → C

C → Cm → G

G → Gm → D

Listen to:

6 → ♭6 → 5

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C. Borrowed chords in C

Play:

E♭ = ♭III

Fm = iv

A♭ = ♭VI

B♭ = ♭VII

Then return to C after each.

Hear the different colors.

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D. Four standard patterns

Practice:

F → Fm → C

A♭ → G7 → C

B♭ → F → C

E♭ → F → C

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E. Chromatic lines

Practice:

C → E7 → Am

hearing:

G → G♯ → A

Then:

F → Fm → C

hearing:

A → A♭ → G

Combine:

C → E7 → Am → F → Fm → C

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F. Descending chromatic bass

Practice:

C → G/B → B♭ → F/A → Fm/A♭ → C/G

Bass:

C-B-B♭-A-A♭-G

Play bass alone first.

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G. Reharmonize a melody

Use one melody you already know.

Create:

1. diatonic version
2. version with V7/vi
3. version with borrowed iv
4. version combining both

Record all four.

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H. Improvisation

Loop:

Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fm6 | Cmaj7

On Fm6 deliberately emphasize:

A♭

and resolve:

A♭ → G

when C returns.