Contemporary Music Theory Level Two book (Download)
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The Contemporary Music Theory Level Two book is now available as a downloadable PDF! The download is a single PDF file of 19 MB.
This book develops the chords and progressions used in contemporary pop, rock and jazz styles, with many progression examples from well-known songs. Covers five-part chords, 'II - V - I' progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic analysis of pop and jazz tunes, voice leading, 'upper structure' voicings, pentatonic and blues scale applications, and much more.
This book is ideal for all intermediate-level players, writers and arrangers. The reference appendices show all 'II - V - I' progressions, substitutions, 'upper structure' voicings, and pentatonic & blues scales, in every key. This 370-page book also includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided.
"Mark Harrison writes his lessons so clearly that you can hear the examples in your head." - Jazz Times Magazine
Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- page xi (Contents): Chapter list / structure of book
- page 25: Chapter 2 (II-V-I progression)
- page 123: Chapter 4 (Harmonic analysis - Yesterday)
- page 236: Chapter 7 (Triad-over-root progression)
- page 285: Chapter 9 (C Blues scale over changes)
(Please note that we do not have audio recordings available for the Contemporary Music Theory Level Two book).
This book develops the chords and progressions used in contemporary pop, rock and jazz styles, with many progression examples from well-known songs. Covers five-part chords, 'II - V - I' progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic analysis of pop and jazz tunes, voice leading, 'upper structure' voicings, pentatonic and blues scale applications, and much more.
This book is ideal for all intermediate-level players, writers and arrangers. The reference appendices show all 'II - V - I' progressions, substitutions, 'upper structure' voicings, and pentatonic & blues scales, in every key. This 370-page book also includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided.
"Mark Harrison writes his lessons so clearly that you can hear the examples in your head." - Jazz Times Magazine
Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- page xi (Contents): Chapter list / structure of book
- page 25: Chapter 2 (II-V-I progression)
- page 123: Chapter 4 (Harmonic analysis - Yesterday)
- page 236: Chapter 7 (Triad-over-root progression)
- page 285: Chapter 9 (C Blues scale over changes)
(Please note that we do not have audio recordings available for the Contemporary Music Theory Level Two book).