Cadence Patterns
Course Lessons
- PDF Handout
- Primary Chords
- Melodic I V I
- Ascending Scale
- Minor IV
- Diminished Chord
- Minor Patterns
- Neapolitan
- I vi ii V
- Examples
These cadence patterns are common chord patterns found in all music from Chopin to Jazz and the Blues.
For classical players this will help you memorize faster and more reliably. Instead of memorizing dots on a page these patterns will be very familiar to you.
For jazz players these patterns become the foundation for building sophisticated jazz chords and voice leading. Mastering these fundamental patterns is the first step.
Here is the first pattern.
Can you play it in all inversions?
How about in minor?
Can you add other chords to it?
How does this pattern show up in Bach or ragtime?
Course Objectives #
In this course you will learn:
- Common patterns found in all music
- How to connect chords to each other (voice leading)
- How to transpose from one key to another
- Examples of these patterns in real music
- Augmented 6 chords, the Neapolitan, Mode Mixture…
Included PDF #
I have prepared a PDF handout with all the exercises that will be referenced in this course.
The PDF is included as a part of this course, but if you would just like to buy the PDF click the link below.
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