Product Description
Thompson's Structured Guide: Scales, Modes and Associated Chords- by Tonic/Tonal Center - represents an invitation for you to explore part of the vast universe of melodic and harmonic musical options. This "Structured Guide" will provide a foundation for improvisation sessions, building blocks for the creation of original music, be helpful in developing technical proficiency in your instrument of choice, improve your sight-reading skills and help you better develop an ear for music.
The complete version here lists in standard sheet music notation over 50 scales (and their modes via "Parallel Modes" organization) , over 50 chords in each of the 12 Tonic/Tonal Centers (C thru B) and in all Key Signatures in Western Music. Each Tonic/Tonal Center is 16 pages of sheet music. The Audio Preview plays through the 16 pages of the C-Tonic/Tonal Center. Together with the exercises in the Appendices the book is 316 pages long [a C-TONIC ONLY version is available to purchase separately @ https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/thompson-s-structured-guide-scales-modes-and-associated-chords-c-tonic-only-version-digital-sheet-music/22266207].
Summary of SCALES & their MODES Covered:
Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Melodic Minor Ascending/Natural Minor Descending, Whole-Tone, Octatonic Diminished & Octatonic Dominant Scales, numerous Bebop Scales with variations, numerous Pentatonic & Blues Scales with variations, Chromatic Scale, Lydian Diminished/Lydian b3 Scale, the Pentatonic Major Modes, miscellaneous Japanese & Rock Style Pentatonic Scales, and the Augmented and Arabian Scales. There is a 50+ Chords Reference section (basic triads up to 13th chords). Additionally, there are basic foundational exercises located in the Appendices A thru L.
The entire book is in essence a series of practice exercises covering most every conceivable scale & associated chord combination used in the vast majority of music. Playing through this book daily should be a productive and fun method to help you develop your own unique musical voice.
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