The Complete Jazz Theory Course - Jazz Chords/Scales and more

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Free Online Course: The Complete Jazz Theory Course - Jazz Chords/Scales and more provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. The Complete Jazz Theory Course - Jazz Chords/Scales and more is taught by Martin Cohen.

Overview
  • Learn how jazz chords are formed, which notes/scales to use for your improvisation/solo, understand the relationship between scales and chords, learn reharmonization techniques and much more.

    Topics covered in this class:

    -Adding notes to chords

    -Major scale harmony

    -Melodic minor scale harmony

    -Diminished scale harmony

    -Whole tone scale harmony

    -Other scales (pentatonic, blues, bebop, playing outside)

    -Slash chords

    -Basics of reharmonization

Syllabus
    • Introduction video
    • Quick reminders: Intervals
    • Quick reminders: Chords (dominant 7th, minor 7th, major 7th, (half) diminished
    • Adding notes to chords Introduction
    • Adding notes to 7th chords
    • Adding notes to dominant 7th chords
    • Adding notes to minor 7th chords
    • Adding notes to major 7th chords
    • Adding more than 1 note/The altered chord
    • Summary section 1
    • Major scale theory I
    • Major scale theory II
    • Major scale theory III
    • The 2 5 1 progression
    • Other common chord progressions
    • Examples of chord progressions
    • Playing over the 2 5 1 progression Avoid notes
    • Playing over the other modes
    • Phrygian and sus chords
    • Tritone substitution
    • Summary section 2
    • Natural minor Harmonic minor Melodic minor
    • Melodic minor theory Introduction
    • Melodic minor harmony 1st mode
    • Melodic minor harmony 2nd mode
    • Melodic minor harmony 3rd mode new
    • Melodic minor harmony 4th mode
    • Melodic minor harmony 5th mode
    • Melodic minor harmony 6th mode
    • Melodic minor harmony 7th mode
    • Characteristics of melodic minor chords
    • The minor 2 5 1 progression
    • Think key not chord
    • Summary section 3
    • Diminished scales
    • Half step whole step V7b9 chord
    • Whole step half step diminished chord
    • Summary section 4
    • The whole tone scale
    • Summary section 5
    • The pentatonic scale
    • The blues scale
    • The bebop scales
    • Playing outside
    • Summary section 6
    • Slash chords
    • Scales on slash chords
    • Some more on slash chords
    • Summary section 7
    • Reharmonization Introduction
    • Reharmonizing minor 7th chords
    • Reharmonizing V chords
    • Reharmonizing I chords
    • Summary section 8