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 TONAL HARMONY VIDEO SERIES
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Tonal Harmony Fundamentals
Basic concepts required for the study of tonal harmony

1. Tonal Functions
2. Chord Inversions
3. Authentic Cadence
4. Deceptive Cadence
5. Plagal Cadence
6. Cadential 64
7. The Neapolitan Sixth Chord
8. Secondary Dominants
9. The Augmented Sixth Chords
10.Modulations
11.Borrowing from minor
12.Progressions Examples 1-3
13.Progressions Example 4
REHARMONIZATION TECHNIQUES 1
Reharmonization Techniques using Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro is a series by mDecks Music where we teach effective reharmonization techniques and then take a simple
song (Oh, Danny Boy) and create a beautiful arrangement applying the learned techniques musically.

1. Oh, Danny Boy, final version (reharmonized) 15. Applying the techniques 105

2. Introduction 16. Applying the techniques 106

3. Chord substitution 17. Applying the techniques 107

4. Borrowing chords 18. Applying the techniques 108

5. Cadential 64 and 7sus4 19. Applying the techniques 109

6. Secondary Dominants 20. Applying the techniques 110

7. Interpolation 21. Applying the techniques 111

8. Bass-lines 22. Applying the techniques 112

9. Voicings 23. Applying the techniques 113

10. Extended Dominants 24. Epilogue

11. Applying the techniques 101 25. Oh, Danny Boy, alternative reharmonization

12. Applying the techniques 102 26. Improvisation

13. Applying the techniques 103 27. Reharmonization Plug-in inside Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

14. Applying the techniques 104

Decoding Beethoven
In this series we analyze and study Beethoven's harmony, melodies, musical elements and different compositional techniques the composer used in his Piano Sonata No.1
Op.18

1. Decoding Beethoven 101

2. Decoding Beethoven 102

3. Decoding Beethoven 103

4. Decoding Beethoven 104

5. Decoding Beethoven 105

6. Decoding Beethoven 106

7. Decoding Beethoven 107

8. Decoding Beethoven 108

9. Decoding Beethoven 109

10. Decoding Beethoven 110

11. Decoding Beethoven 111

12. Decoding Beethoven 112

13. Decoding Beethoven 113

14. Decoding Beethoven 114

Decoding Jazz
In this series we analyze and study Jazz Standards, their harmonies, melodies, motives, improvisation techniques used by the masters. We also listen and decode
performances of famous jazz standard recordings.

1. Introduction 10. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 5)

2. Understanding the Map in Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 11. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 6)

3. How to use the Map in Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 12. Oleo - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 1)

4. Scrapple From The Apple - Establishing a key 13. Oleo - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 2)

5. Form & Map Templates 14. Oleo - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 3)

6. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 1) 15. Play-along Demo

7. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 2) 16. Doxy as performed in Bags Groove by Miles Davis (Part 1)

8. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 3) 17. Doxy as performed in Bags Groove by Miles Davis (Part 2)

9. Scrapple From The Apple - Chord by chord harmonic analysis (Part 4) 18. Doxy as performed in Bags Groove by Miles Davis (Part 3)
DECODING POP
In this series we look at pop songs harmony and concepts that define the style.

1. “No Woman, No Cry” 101

2. “No Woman, No Cry” 102

3. “No Woman, No Cry” 103

4. “No Woman, No Cry” 104

5. “No Woman, No Cry” 105

6. “No Woman, No Cry” 106

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