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1 Forming a Tonal enter Tonality in Western Music How do we establish 1 of the 12 notes in western music as the most important note or tonal center? Here is the way it happens! Free Lesson, Page 1

2 The 12 notes in music can be equally divided When the pitch goes higher, the interval of a 4th is the result When the pitch goes down, the interval of a th is the result F Bb Eb Ab Db F# B E A D G G F D B b A E b E A b B F # D d Free Lesson, Page 2

3 The Importance of Rhythm in Tonality Beats are sounds that occur in time and space If they occur in regular intervals they create a pulse This pulse is called a BEAT it can be slow or fast A steady beat creates natural accents that result in the formation of rhythm patterns, measures and all types of basic song forms There are 2 inds of beats UP BEATS DOWN BEATS If the note at 11:00 on the circle is played on the up beat, followed by a note at 12:00 on the down beat, the note at 12:00 sounds lie the most important note or a TONAL ENTER when it is repeated D 12:00 11:00 G A Free Lesson, Page 3

4 This page shows you how to play the roots and ths of Tonal enter around the ircle of 4ths/ths without mistaes improvise creatively around the Dominant 7th circle using a variety of rhythms with roots and ths b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b # # # # # # # 29 # # Establishing Tonal enters Around ircle of Fourths B Flat Instruments # # # # # Free Lesson - Trac 1 # # # w Willie Thomas b # # Free Lesson, Page 4

5 This page will show you how to form a major scale how Roman numerals are used to identify chords and their function in a scale how to form and number a Dominant 7th scale B Flat Instruments G Major Scale Willie Thomas 1 Letters of the Alphabet, Arabic numbers and Roman numerals are used to name notes G A B D E F # G # 4 4 I II III IV V VI VII I 9 2 hords may be formed on any note of a scale by playing every other note at G A B D E F # the same time G # # I The Dominant Seventh scale D E F # is renumbered G A B D b7 1 V Free Lesson, Page

6 Some Facts About the Blues Form The Blues is 12 bars long The Blues is a 3 part song A-B- The I7-IV7-V7 are basic blues chords The Blues Pentatonic scale is basic traditional blues vocabulary When repeating the blues form, the V7 is usually used in the final measure Slashes show the number of beats a chord is played in a measure Free Lesson, Page 6

7 Playing the Blues with roots and ths of the I7, IV7 and V7 Basic B Flat Blues B Flat Instruments - Treble lef 4 Free Lesson - Trac 2 Thomas 9 G 7 G 7 Free Lesson, Page 7

8 Formation of the minor scale and the blues pentatonic Minor Scale Blues Pentatonic Willie Thomas B Flat Instruments c 1 E Flat Major Scale D E b F G A b B b D E b ( ) ( ) ( ) b b b b3 4 b7 1 b Minor Pentatonic Scale 6 1 Pentatonic Blues scale E b F G b b3 4 B b b b7 1 Basic Blues Scale in oncert bb Flat B Flat Instruments 4 4 Free Lesson - Trac 2 b b b b b b w Free Lesson, Page 8

9 Yo Dude Blues Free Lesson - Trac 2 Willie Thomas B Flat Version - Treble lef 4 b > b > b > b b > 9 G 7 b > b > b b > > ^ b > b b b > Ó b > > /g ^ 1 b3 4 b7 1 Blues Patterns Formed on Tonal enters 10 I7 g b b c b b IV7 c e b f b 1 b V7 G 7 d f g 1 b3 4 Free Lesson, Page 9

10 B Flat Instruments Forming Pentatonic Pairs Three Major Pentatonic Scales can be formed in every major scale Willie Thomas - Major Pentatonic scale formed on the Tonic Major Scale (D) d E F # g A B c # # # 4 4 Ó (1) D E Major Pentatonic scale formed on the Lydian g A B c # or 4th Scale step (G) D E f Ó # # # # # (1) (1) Major Pentatonic Scale formed on a B # the Mixolydian or th (dominant) d E F Ó # Scale step (A) g A G A B 1 2 Major Pentatonic Scales started on the 2nd scale step create Pentatonic Pairs that can be connected around the circle of 4ths G Maj PentatonicA B D E G A D Maj PentatonicE F# A B D E A Maj Pentatonic B # E E F# A B Pentatonic Pairs create melody chains that connect series of diatonic chord changes # # B # E F # A B 16 Bmin7 Emin7 A7 DMaj D E Free Lesson, Page 10

11 Use the circle to help you visualize the formation of a MELODY HAIN as the pentatonic pairs move around the circle of 4ths D E G A D G F B b A B F E b E F # # B B b A b E b G # D d F # Pentatonic Pairs Around the ircle of Fourths Free Lesson, Page 11

12 B Flat Instruments - Treble D Free Lesson - Trac 1 G 7 b b b b b 31 A b 7 Pentatonic Pairs Around ircle of Dominant 7ths b b b b b E b 7 b b b F # 7 b b b # b # b B b 7 b b b b b b b D b 7 b # b b b b # b Thomas b # b B 7 b # b # b b A 7 # E 7 b b # # # w b 2008 Free Lesson, Page 12

13 Free Lesson, Page Œ Ó 3 Œ Œ > Ó 7 v Œ 9 J Œ Ó 11 Ó J > 13 v Œ J 1 Œ J Rhythm Drill Willie Thomas 2008 Willie Thomas Use your FREE LESSON vocabulary now to develop jazz patterns in the blues and around the dominant circle with fixed rhythms Free Lesson - Trac 2

Forming a Tonal Center

Forming a Tonal Center Tonality in Western Music How do we establish 1 of the 12 notes in western music as the most important note or tonal center? Here is the way it happens! Jazz Everyone! Free Lesson,