Diatonic Harmony Nomenclature in the Schillinger System of Musical Composition

Definitions, terminology and symbols used. Diatonic scales: degree and expansion. Chord structure: density, chordal function and tension. Chord progression: positive and negative root cycles, harmony and bass in separate layers (strata), part voice leading. Application to various modal scales (Ionian, pentatonic and Dorian).

Contents:
00:00 What this video is about
00:15 Introduction
01:25 Diatonic scale and expansion, E1 chords in 3rds, wider expansions E2-E5
04:46 Chord structure, dyad S(2p), triad S(3p) and S5, 4-part S(4p) and S7
09:03 Chordal functions, E1 extended chords, S13
10:06 Chord tension, stability, constant vs. variable tension
11:57 Root cycles R, positive and negative
16:03 Chord root progression, root cycle pattern, tension curve
17:46 Chord progression, root cycles and voice leading, layer (strata) approach, density
20:08 Example. Pentatonic scale, dyadic and triadic structures, progression and voicing
26:29 Example. Dorian mode, structures S(4p) from E2, root cycle pattern R, voice leading
29:03 Summary and conclusion

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