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MODERN harmony course
This six week course is based on Vincent Persichetti’s seminal book “Twentieth Century Harmony”.  For those who are not aware of this book, it is an all encompassing treatise on intervals, scales, modes, chords (by thirds, seconds, and fourths), polychords, clusters and more.

 

Class 1

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 1 Intervals PREVIEW

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 1 Intervals PREVIEW

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INTERVALS:

​Construction
Inversion and Spacing
Intervals in Chords
Overtone Influences

Texture 

Musical Examples

EXERCISE ONE

SCALES:

Modes
Synthetic Scales
Pentatonic and Hexatonic Scales
Chromatic Scales

EXERCISE  TWO

150 minutes.

$25.00

INTERVALS and SCALES

Class 2

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 2 Chords By Thirds  PREVIEW

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 2 Chords By Thirds PREVIEW

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MORE SCALES and CHORDS by THIRDS

SCALES PT.2

Musical Examples

 

CHORDS BY THIRDS:

Triads
Seventh and Ninth chords
11th and 13th chords
15th and 17th chords
Twelve-note chords

Musical Examples

EXERCISE  THREE

150 minutes.

$25.00

Class 3

CHORDS by FOURTHS

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony  Class 3 Quartal Harmony  PREVIEW

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CHORDS BY FOURTHS

Three-note chords

Four-note chords

Multi-note chords

Musical Examples

EXERCISE FOUR

150 minutes

$25.00

Class 4

Seminar 4

Seminar 4

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CHORDS by SECONDS

CHORDS BY SECONDS

Three-note chords

Multi-note chords

Clusters

Musical Examples

EXERCISE FIVE ​

150 minutes

$25.00

Class 5

20th Century Class Harmony Class Five - Polychords PREVIEW

20th Century Class Harmony Class Five - Polychords PREVIEW

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POLYCHORDS

POLYCHORDS

Two triadic units

Three or more triadic units

Non-triaidic units

Musical Examples

EXERCISE SIX ​

150 minutes

$25.00

Class 6

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 6 - Cadential Devices PREVIEW

Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 6 - Cadential Devices PREVIEW

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HARMONIC DIRECTION

HARMONIC DIRECTION

Chord connection

Dissonance

Parallel harmony

Successive perfect fifths

Cadential devices

Musical Examples

150 minutes

$25.00

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