Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago

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Episode 02: Building on our understanding of the relationships of the notes within the Octave and Key/Scale we stare into the beady eye of Chords, Chord Progressions, and how to use them to make our music not only richer but easier to build.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:09 Musicology ≠ Music
00:02:01 Potted History
00:02:16 Monophonic Music
00:04:32 Implied Chords
00:05:47 Polyphonic
00:06:58 Split Across Voices
00:09:11 True Harmony
00:10:51 Building Richness
00:12:19 Moving Harmonies
00:14:20 Danger of No Harmony
00:18:51 Chord 101
00:20:36 Triad
00:21:01 Inversions
00:23:09 Chords & Key
00:26:07 Be Coherent
00:28:33 Small "r" Rules
00:29:28 Creating Flow
00:33:28 Turnaround
00:37:34 Famous Chord Progressions
00:41:01 Mo Chordiness
00:41:20 7th Chords
00:44:08 Suspended Chords
00:46:53 Problem Solving
00:49:46 Monday's Experts
00:51:50 Homework
00:56:10 Intro to Voicing
00:58:50 Conclusion