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A few words before diving into the tables below -
1. It is evidently preferable to choose the dispositions in such a way as to
remain in the same range.
The high range options are in the first table and the medium range options
in the second.
2. Within each swing theantecedent should precede theconsequent,
M7777beforeM6666andM3333beforeM4444.
3. The COUNTER Swing is moreantecedent-oriented than the DOMINANT Swing,
and its corresponding cells should precede the others (M7777beforeM3333andM6666beforeM4444).
4. TheM7777is thus the mostantecedent-oriented, and theM4444the mostconsequent-oriented,
producing an ideal pair which we will see before proceeding to the tables.
M77774444SP
with both theM7777
Sand theM4444
Pin the high (original) range
M77774444PS
with both theM7777
Pand theM4444
Sin the medium (lower) range
The Tables
WithM7777, as the mostantecedent-oriented, at the beginning,
andM4444, as the mostconsequent-oriented, at the end,
two solutions are possible -M7777 6666 3333 4444andM7777 3333 6666 4444.
M7777 6666 3333 4444hasM6666 4444at the next larger level,
and this chord pattern is aconsequent and not an entity.
Nevertheless, thisM64pattern is used as an entity in some songs,
such asThis Land Is Your LandandOn Top Of Old Smokey.
M7777 3333 6666 4444hasM3333 4444at the next larger level,
and thisM34chord pattern is an entity, as we well know,
being possibly more frequently used than any other.
Try them out and see what you think - all the chord patterns in the tables are active.
As a matter of fact, nothing prevents you from trying out any combination you
please.
You might enjoyM7777 3333 7777 4444,
in which the repeat of theM7777gives this pattern a particuliarly melodic quality.
M7374is the chord pattern ofOld Folks At Home.
For a vocal performance, these high dispositions should be transposed a fifth lower,
in F.
For a vocal performance, these low dispositions are in a good range as they are, in
C.
Enjoy ! and remember that all these examples were produced by purely "mechanical"
means,
without the intervention of human intuition, creativity, or talent.
The Game
Description
1. In the top line one finds the 4 Chord Progressions, in their preferential order.
2. Then follow 8 different Performance Dispositions -
the first 4 in theHigh Range and the next 4 in theLow Range -
in each case, one finds a version with -
theComplete Harmony, with chords 5-6-7-8 an exact repetition of chords 1-2-3-4,
where there are only tetrads and no rhythmic structure whatever,
a CanonicBeginning, changing chords 1-2-3,
producing anantecedent,
a CadentialEnding, changing chord 8,
producing aconsequent,
both a CanonicBeginning and a CadentialEnding,
producing arhythmic entity,ac.
Chords 4-5-6-7 remain unchanged.
Tips and Hints
1. Despite the preferential order of the Chord Patterns,
they can be performed in any order if only to see how they sound.
2. It is a good idea to get used to the sound of the different Performance Dispositions
-
theComplete Harmony is easy to recognize because chords 5-6-7-8 are an exact repeat of
chords 1-2-3-4,
the CanonicBeginning is also easy to recognize because the voices come in one at a time,
but the CadentialEnd is not as easy to spot.
Try playing theCand theEversions, one after the other, listening closely to the last chord,
also try playing theBand theBEversions, one after the other, listening closely to the last chord,
and you will soon clearly perceive the difference.
3. You might like to try theMI-MI-MAform by using the following Performance Dispositions -
BE,BE,B,E, composed of 2 short entities followed by a longer one.
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