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How to improvise with diminutions against a melody?
The following exercises based on scales will help you a lot developing your ability of moving with counterpoint staying in the underlying harmony.
In this first video about scale we start the long process of harmonizing scales.
The most simple kind of scale harmonization consists in harmonizing scales with parallel thirds.
We gonna practicing parallel thirds through all major keys to develop harmony and counterpoint awareness in all major keys.
In this second video about scales we play diminutions with the Right Hand.
What we learn with this exercise is how to move the melody of the right hand when the bass moves by stepwise movement.
We gonna practicing diminutions in parallel thirds through all major keys to develop harmony and counterpoint awareness in all major keys.
In this 3rd video about scales we play double diminutions with the Right Hand.
What we learn with this exercise is how to move the melody of the right hand when the bass moves by stepwise movement.
We gonna practicing diminutions in parallel thirds through all major keys to develop harmony and counterpoint awareness in all major keys
This exercises is about parallel 6ths with diminutions in the Left Hand!
Why are these exercises so important?
The reason is that we can develop the awareness of moving voices staying in the harmony or in the counterpoint.
In this first video about minor scale we start continue the process of harmonizing scales.
The most simple kind of scale harmonization consists in harmonizing scales with parallel thirds.
We gonna practicing parallel thirds through all minor keys to develop harmony and counterpoint awareness in all minor keys.
Let’s practice in this video with parallel 3rds with Right Hand diminution in minor mode!
Downlaod the PDF an practice by yourself!
Let’s practice in this video with parallel 3rds with Right Hand diminution in minor mode!
Downlaod the PDF an practice by yourself!
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