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Original editorial notes on rhythm, harmony, ear training, and composition workflows built around practical musical examples.
Published Jul 7, 2026, 6:49 AM
Reflect melodies and cadences around a tonal axis without losing voice-leading.
Published Jul 7, 2026, 6:49 AM
A JolyMusic Theory Lab post inspired by Jerry Bergonzi Inside Improvisation Vol. 2: build five-note collections, map them to chords, and practice pentatonics as melodic engines instead of box patterns.
Published Jul 6, 2026, 6:49 AM
A practical workflow for jazz enclosures: choose harmonic targets, compare chromatic and diatonic approaches, read the score, and keep only lines with clear resolution.
Published Jul 5, 2026, 6:49 AM
A practical workflow for Bergonzi-style intervallic melody study: choose a small cell, shape its direction, verify the notation, then keep only lines that sing.
Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:44 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.
Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:44 AM
Use George Russell's tonal gravity model to hear Lydian as a center, not a color trick.
Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:44 AM
Make Barry Harris sixth-diminished harmony move through melody, scales, and voice-leading.
Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:44 AM
Turn Cooper and Meyer rhythm theory into grouping, accent, meter, and phrase practice.
Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:44 AM
Understand species counterpoint as a practical ear-training system for independent musical lines.
Published Jun 3, 2026, 8:44 AM
Hear ii-V-I as setup, dominant pressure, guide-tone resolution, and tonic arrival.
Published Jun 2, 2026, 8:44 AM
Train the ear to recognize musical pressure before reaching for a chord symbol.
Published Jun 2, 2026, 8:44 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.