Hi all, I´m new in town, I´m from Argentina, South America. I reading the book and everything it´s really great for me but I don´t understand something about Secondary Modal Genre. In page 129 of 2001´s edition there is an example of the use of SMG made by John Coltrane over Thelonious Monk´s Straight No Chaser. It says: "...In bar 2, a Db Lydian Augmented Scale SMG fragment is sounded within the context of a Bb7/Ab LC Scale Alliance. Here, the PMG II seventh chord (Bb7) is treated as if it were a PMG VI mino chord (Bb minor chord). Roman numeral VI is not one of the AMT degrees listed in the PMG II seventh chord category on Chart A, therefore the Db Lydian Augmente Scale fragment ocurring in bar 2 is viewed as an example of the SMG option. .."
Why over a Bb7 one can use a Db Lydian Tonic, where it belongs? I really can´t understand this example, please help!! Thank you
Secondary Modal Genre
Moderators: bobappleton, sandywilliams
Forum rules
An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice
An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice
-
Fer Carranza
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:00 am
- Location: Argentina
-
Fer Carranza
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:00 am
- Location: Argentina
Secondary Modal Genre
Thanks Nate, I´m going to study it!!!
-
Fer Carranza
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:00 am
- Location: Argentina
Secondary Modal Genre
I´m working with the tune Just Friends, and in bar 11 and 12 there is a progression Bm7-Em7. In the first chord I use the VI degree of D AD Scale and in Em7 the same scale because in the construction of the scale exists the notes of the chord (D-E- F-G- Ab-Bb-B-Db). Is this a SMG of the D LC Scale? I´m understanding the concept of that?
-
sandywilliams
- Posts: 201
- Joined: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:17 pm
I don’t think it is necessary, for your purposes, to try to make the Emi7 chord a SMG. Since both Bm7 and Em7 belong to PMG VI, why not experiment with using the eleven member scales (see page 82 for a list) based on their Lydian Tonics? There are many choices but when you are first learning the Concept it is a good idea to get a good grasp on the more ingoing tonal orders(see page 14) before experimenting with the more outgoing.