Pop music and jazz harmony

Author: Ren Damin
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph dedicated to the harmony techniques and principles of popular music and jazz. Its purpose is to provide a systematic guide to harmonic theory for creators, performers, singers, and. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1—Basic Theory, which primarily covers essential preliminary knowledge such as intervals, chords, chord notation, and voice leading. Part 2—Harmony in Popular Music, which mainly deals with the theory of functional harmony, harmonic patterns, and forms in popular music. Part 3—Harmony in Jazz, which primarily focuses on the theory of complex chord formations in jazz, chord substitution, harmonic patterns, and melodic improvisation techniques. To facilitate self-study, the book includes exercises at the end of most chapters and reference answers at the back.