Reharmonization, substitutions, and counterlines 12 preceding \7 with iv instead of ii7 page 2 14 now moving the bass a bit or 16 harmonized counterline using the 12 step approach principle try adding a iivl bass to the last 2 examples. It is a skill that you must learn if you hope to work through many of greg s more advanced courses such as arranging, reharmonization, and accompanying. Reharmonization is the process of composing new chords for an already composed and harmonized melodic line. Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. Basically our software accepts a midi file as entry, convert it to a piano score and after you can select among 4 reharmonization techniques to reharmonize the score and generate different versions of it. Charting is the process of identifying the harmony that is being used in a song. Greg howlett is a christian concert pianist and recording artist. Reharmonization with chord progressions simplifying theory. Reharmonization is the process of using chord substitutions to alter the harmony of a composition. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Reharmonization and back cycling for chord melody playing. Reharmonization techniques add new life to old songs and. Depending on the version of itunes that you have, there are a few ways to. Nov 09, 2016 the reharmonization fit the new style, and successfully transformed the track into a very uplifting and dancefriendly version.
The jazz theory book, by mark levine sher music co. Dirty loops was a big influence on a lot of my thinking when they first came out with their fusion tinged arrangements of pop songs, and. Hymn reharmonizations page 2 sean jackson organist. Greg howlett is a christian concert pianist, educator, and recording artist. If you dont have itunes installed on your computer, get it from the microsoft store windows 10 or download the latest version from apples website. There are three major sections in this course, because reharmonization occurs in three ways. What we want to explore in this issue is ways to add rich alternate harmonic progressions, or reharmonization. When arranging music that has already been written by another artist or composer, in a way that.
He has studied and performed christian music extensively for the past twenty eight years. We still provide the same customer service for your purchases here that we always have. Adding notes to boring chords to make them more interesting. Chord progressions and substitutions jazz reharmonization. The reharmonization fit the new style, and successfully transformed the track into a very uplifting and dancefriendly version. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In practice, reharmonize is taking a song which is already done and change its harmony keeping its original melody. Away in a manger brethren we have met to worship god rest ye merry gentlemen i am thine o lord i run to christ i surrender all in his time jesus. Lead me to calvary reharmonization demo with greg howlett. With a seemingly infinite palette of chords available to you at every turn, knowing which one to choose can seem like a combination of instinct and good fortune. Advanced reharmonization part 1of 2 cocktail piano lessons. First things first lets discuss why we do not alter the melody, and instead concern ourselves with only the harmony. In some ways reharmonization can be confusing, but just like anything else in jazz, you can use a few formulas to get started and. Another common use of reharmonization is to introduce a new section in the music, such as a coda or bridge.
It laid the groundwork for tunes with nonfunctional harmony that followed. Reharmonization secrets part 1 taking the harm out of reharm by ted eschliman those who seek harmony the very fact that youre reading this suggests you have an interest in making your music more interesting. Mar 09, 2016 advanced reharmonization is really about trying out a bunch of various possibilities, learning about the relationships between chords and chord progressions, and choosing options that change the original presentation of the same melody. Whether you write film scores, direct a band or choir, or play solo piano or guitar, you will find simple and innovative techniques to update songs and develop exciting new. Reharmonization is the art of modifying the harmonic structure of a song.
In this module, i will be covering these rules and discuss some other reharmonization ideas and technique you can employ to make a song sound jazzy. In some ways reharmonization can be confusing, but just like anything else in jazz, you can use a few formulas to get started and immediately enhance tunes that youre working on. Online jazz piano reharmonization lessons try free. Print and download in pdf or midi gourmet race arranged by. I think that our software can be interesting to someone in this forum. You will learn to make a creative judgment about how much or how little to change a song and then make logical, creative choices to achieve that outcome. But there are nevertheless rules, techniques and ideas which you can employ to create a smooth and jazzy sounding reharmonization of an existing song. Greg howlett is a christian concert pianist and has recorded ten albums and two fortv live concerts current airing around the world. Gourmet race jazz reharmonization sheet music for piano. The techniques described here are often skills which novice jazz musicians already. On a copy of the chart, analyze all the chords with roman numerals dont write 7 next to the roman numerals with the following exceptions. Read 600 articles and watch videos by greg on music topics such as arranging, reharmonization, and performance as well as his musings on life and business. On this page you can read or download reharmonization techniques pdf in pdf format.
All music on this page is available instantly upon purchase as a download and will be available for you to reprint in the future when you log into your account. Aug 23, 2017 greg howlett is a christian concert pianist, educator, and recording artist. The software allow export the piano scores as midi or pdf too. Reharmonization is the technique of taking an existing melodic line and altering the harmony that accompanies it. In this video i am going to give you some basic reharmonization ideas to use, it is pretty basic and stuff you might know already but not use like this or maybe have played examples off. Learning jazz reharmonization techniques is not only a great way to develop jazz comping skills but it also expands application of jazz substitutions and superimpositions reharmonization techniques are often required for solo jazz guitar arrangements to create interest, interpretation and originality. Before starting the following exercise, it is assumed that you already understand extension. Greg howlett is a concert pianist, writer and arranger of music and a music educator. Analysis and reharmonization ii with the song moonlight in vermont on blackboard, perform the following analysis tasks.
When you reharmonize a tune, you give the melody new color by changing its underlying harmonics. Abstract reharmonization, also know as chord substitution, is one of the eternal subjects in personalizing the thousands of standard tunes and originals played by working jazz musicians and amateurs all over the world. Video extreme jazz reharmonization of pop music self. This clip is from gregs brand new live concert recording. The melody is the most recognizable part of the song, the part that the listener walks away humming. Listen to your favorite songs from looking up by greg howlett now. Continuing our study about reharmonization, we arrived at cadences. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Advanced reharmonization is really about trying out a bunch of various possibilities, learning about the relationships between chords and chord progressions, and choosing options that change the original presentation of the same melody.
Listen to your favorite songs from solace by greg howlett now. Lets say that a friend of yours show you a song he did. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Some reharmonization ideas from greg howlett jeremiah flaga. Looking up by greg howlett on amazon music unlimited. Reharmonization is gregs passion and this is his favorite course. This segues directly to the transposed asection, where i took a few subtle liberties with the melody in bars 1, 2, and the second ending to make things more jobimesque, but t. Reharmonization is my passion and this is my favorite course. His diverse professional expertise includes releasing eight cds, recording two live fortv concerts that are airing around the world, and producing for many other musicians. Chordal reharmonization janek gwizdalas bass studio. Hearing that melody in a fresh harmonic context can bring new meanings to the theme, provide variety for an arrangement, underscore lyrics, and even totally change the mood of the piece. Reharmonization is the musical equivalent of a new paint job on an old car. If any itunes updates are available, click install. Reharmonization, and other ways to increase your listening.
Online learn to reharmonize jazz standards like a 21 lessons. Reharmonization is greg s passion and this is his favorite course. Nov 06, 20 lead me to calvary reharmonization demo with greg howlett. Listen to it via the audio link and listen while you analyze 2. All of greg s music is still available on all the normal streaming download services such as pandora, itunes, amazon, and spotify. Typically, a melody is reharmonized to provide musical interest or variety. Reharmonization with constant structure chords by paul schmeling there are many approaches to reharmonization, but this one, explored by herbie hancock and bill evans in the 1960s, creates an interesting combination of functional and nonfunctional sounds. Free sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, percussion. Safedatasoft share skripts, updates, widget, programs, installs. Diatonic chord substitution of the many ways to add color and variety to a composition, harmony can be one of the more elusive.
Greg still supports customer questions and will even answer presales questions. Its kind of a funny word when you first encounter it. It is a skill that you must learn if you hope to work through many of gregs more advanced courses such as arranging, reharmonization, and accompanying. Oct 01, 20 the software was the result of my final paper in computer science 2010, in which i and my friend developed a software that allows reharmonize piano scores automatically. Reharmonization techniques teaches where and how to approach changing the harmonic form, especially in the context of historical stylized treatments. He has a blog dedicated to piano music as well as numerous free lessons on youtube as well as his site. Another common use of reharmonization is to introduce a new section in the music, such as a coda or bridge reharmonizing a melody. It is also a complex subject which is why i have written more lessons about harmony than any other topic. That is not to say that every tune should have 20 chords in the first measure. Notice that the leaps in this example take place within the same sonority i.
To create an artful and creative reharmonization, one must follow a general set of guidelines based on which system of reharmonization you choose. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The basic idea behind reharmonization is taking a lead phrase and modifying it slightly so that it fits in to a completely different key and scale all. Reharmonization is a great way to add variation to both your solos and your interpretation of a song, for example in a chord melody arrangement. This, however, is not simply a matter of just playing whatever you want. In part 2, well look further at some advanced reharmonization tips for gershwins summertime.
Track deconstruction lets take a closer look at the key musical concepts and explore the tonal center, how to change the tonal center, and how to reharmonize the melody based on the new tonal center. For perhaps the simplest and most effective reharms, check out trane tunes like 262 confirmation, fifth house what is this thing, and his arrangements of summertime and lush life. Let david hazeltine guide you along the path towards playing great jazz piano, in the style of masters like art tatum, bill evans, oscar peterson, cedar walton, tommy flanagan, barry harris, herbie hancock and red garland. Reharmonization throws some or all of the original changes out the window.
All of gregs music is still available on all the normal streamingdownload services such as pandora, itunes, amazon, and spotify. For that, musicians work with many concepts, almost all of them we already saw here in the website. The 10 levels of reharmonization are done in the key of c while the piano technique section is done in the key of g. Reharmonization techniques online course berklee online.
Melodic motion may also be added by adding a second voicing to the same chord. Reharmonization of standard tunes archive sax on the. It syncs content to your ipod, iphone, and apple tv. Nov 15, 2017 this segues directly to the transposed asection, where i took a few subtle liberties with the melody in bars 1, 2, and the second ending to make things more jobimesque, but t. Hey rmusictheory, i made a video exploring ideas when it comes to reharmonization of simple melodies. He began his music journey at the age of eight when he started playing for his small church near kelso, tennessee. Arrangers will often reharmonize a song to make the arrangement unique. Reharmonization is one of those things that beginning jazz piano players often find pretty confusing. Nov 26, 2015 on this page you can read or download reharmonization techniques pdf in pdf format. I found him while searching for free sheet music online in 2010 or 2011 i think. Jan 01, 20 listen to your favorite songs from looking up by greg howlett now. Great, we will see how our final reharmonization is. This intense 4hour experience will give you a huge toolbox filled with things that will take your music to a new level. This particular standard contains endless possibilities for reharmonization techniques and is well worth learning as a solo jazz guitar piece.
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