Lydian Chromatic Concept: A Practical Entry Point
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:49 AM
Use George Russell's tonal gravity model to hear Lydian as a center, not a color trick.
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JolyMusic Theory Lab
ENOriginal editorial notes on rhythm, harmony, ear training, and composition workflows built around practical musical examples.
Negative Harmony (Ernst Levy): Symmetry You Can Hear
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:49 AM
Reflect melodies and cadences around a tonal axis without losing voice-leading.
Triad Pairs: The Complete JolyMusic Atlas of Hexatonic Color
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:49 AM
A deep triad-pair map for improvisers and composers: definitions, no-common-tone pairs, shared-tone pairs, altered-dominant pairs, symmetric pairs, parent scales, practice systems, and playable JolyMusic examples.
Barry Harris: Sixth-Diminished Harmony You Can Move
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:48 AM
Make Barry Harris sixth-diminished harmony move through melody, scales, and voice-leading.
Bergonzi Pentatonics in JolyMusic: Five-Note Scales That Actually Move
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:48 AM
A JolyMusic Theory Lab post inspired by Jerry Bergonzi Inside Improvisation Vol. 2: build five-interval scale-type keyscales, map them to chords, and practice pentatonics as melodic engines instead of box patterns.
Rhythmic Structure of Music: Cooper and Meyer for Practicing Musicians
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:48 AM
Turn Cooper and Meyer rhythm theory into grouping, accent, meter, and phrase practice.
Fux Counterpoint: Gradus ad Parnassum as a Practice System
ENPublished May 30, 2026, 4:48 AM
Understand species counterpoint as a practical ear-training system for independent musical lines.
Why ii-V-I Works: Tension, Voice Leading, and Arrival
ENPublished May 29, 2026, 4:48 AM
Hear ii-V-I as setup, dominant pressure, guide-tone resolution, and tonic arrival.
Jazz Enclosures with the JolyMusic Generator: Target, Render, Export
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Published May 29, 2026, 4:48 AM
A professional workflow for using the JolyMusic Enclosure Generator: choose harmonic targets, compare chromatic and diatonic approaches, read the generated OSMD score, then export or save useful MIDI lines.
How to Hear Tension Before You Name the Chord
ENPublished May 28, 2026, 4:48 AM
Train the ear to recognize musical pressure before reaching for a chord symbol.
Bergonzi Intervallic Melodies in JolyMusic: Cells, Directions, OSMD, MIDI
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Published May 28, 2026, 4:48 AM
A professional workflow for the JolyMusic Bergonzi-style intervallic melody tool: select interval cells, control order and direction, verify the score, then export or save meaningful MIDI.
Visual Explanation of Modes for Practical Musicians
ENPublished May 27, 2026, 4:48 AM
Understand modes as centers, drones, and color notes rather than detached scale names.