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1 Forming a Tonal Center Tonality in Western Music How do we establish of the 2 notes in western music as the most important note or tonal center Here is the way it happens! Free Lesson, Page

2 The 2 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 C F b b b b F# C F b b b F # d Free Lesson, Page 2

3 The Importance of Rhythm in Tonality eats are sounds that occur in time and space If they occur in regular intervals they create a pulse This pulse is called a T it can be slow or fast 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 TS OWN TS If the note at :00 on the circle is played on the up beat, followed by a note at 2:00 on the down beat, the note at 2:00 sounds lie the most important note or a TONL CNTR when it is repeated 2:00 :00 C Free Lesson, Page 3

4 This page shows you how to play the roots and ths of Tonal Center around the Circle of 4ths/ths without mistaes improvise creatively around the ominant 7th circle using a variety of rhythms with roots and ths 4 4 stablishing Tonal Centers round Circle of Fourths Concert Instruments Free Lesson - Trac Willie Thomas 9 b b b b b b 3 b b b 7 b b b b 2 b b b b # 2 # # # w 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 ominant 7th scale ass Clef Instruments F Major Scale Willie Thomas Letters of the lphabet, rabic numbers and Roman numerals are used to name notes F C F b 4 4 b I II III IV V VI VII I 9 2 Chords may be formed on any note of a scale by playing every other note at the same time b b I F 7 3 b C The C ominant Seventh scale is renumbered C F b C b7 V F Free Lesson, Page

6 Some Facts bout the lues Form The lues is 2 bars long The lues is a 3 part song --C The I7-IV7-V7 are basic blues chords The lues 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 lues with roots and ths of the I7, IV7 and V7 asic Flat lues C Instruments - ass Clef b b 4 b7 b 7 Free Lesson - Trac 2 b 7 b 7 Thomas b 7 b 7 b b b 7 b 7 9 F 7 b 7 b b b 7 F 7 Free Lesson, Page 7

8 Formation of the minor scale and the blues pentatonic Minor Scale lues Pentatonic Willie Thomas ass Clef Instruments b c b Flat Major Scale ( C ) b b F b b b ( ) ( C) b b b b b b b3 4 b7 b Minor Pentatonic Scale b b Pentatonic lues scale b b F b b b b b b 6 b3 4 b7 asic lues Scale b b b In Concert Flat ass Clef Instruments Free Lesson - Trac 2 b b 4 w Free Lesson, Page 8

9 Yo ude lues Free Lesson - Trac 2 Willie Thomas b 7 C Version - ass Clef b b 4 > > b 7 > b 7 b 7 > b b b 7 > b 7 > b 7 > b 7 ^ 9 F 7 > ^ b b 7 > b b > b > b 7/f Ó b > b3 4 b7 0 2 I7 IV7 V7 lues Patterns Formed on Tonal Centers b 7 f a b b b b7 b 7 b b bd b be b b3 4 F 7 c e b f b3 4 Free Lesson, Page 9

10 ass Clef 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 (C) c 4 Ó f b C () Major Pentatonic scale formed on the Lydian or 4th Scale step (F) Ó f b () Major Pentatonic Scale formed on the Mixolydian or th (dominant) Scale step () C e F Ó g () 2 3 c 6 f 2 Major Pentatonic Scales started on the 2nd scale step create Pentatonic Pairs that can be connected around the circle of 4ths F Maj Pentatonic C F C Maj Pentatonic C Maj Pentatonic Pentatonic Pairs create melody chains that connect series of diatonic chord changes 6 min7 min7 7 C CMaj Free Lesson, Page 0

11 Use the circle to help you visualize the formation of a MLOY CHIN as the pentatonic pairs move around the circle of 4ths C F C b F b F # C # b b b # d F # Pentatonic Pairs round the Circle of Fourths Free Lesson, Page

12 Pentatonic Pairs round Circle of ominant 7ths ass Clef Instruments 4 C 7 N Free Lesson - Trac Thomas F b 7 b b b 7 b 7 b b b b 7 b b b 3 b b 7 # # # # # # # # # # # # 9 F # 7 # # # # # # # # # # # 7 # # 2 7 # # # # # # # # # # 37 7 w Free Lesson, Page 2

13 Free Lesson, Page Œ Ó 3 Œ Œ > Ó 7 v Œ 9 J Œ Ó Ó J > 3 v Œ J Œ J Rhythm rill Willie Thomas 2008 Willie Thomas Use your FR LSSON 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,