Jazz Analysis Exercise – mDecks Music
Step‑by‑step jazz harmony analysis lesson that teaches how to map functional progressions and extended dominants using Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro.
Walk through a practical analysis routine using standards (Stella By Starlight and Bye Bye Blackbird) to identify cadences, dominant relationships, tritone substitutions, and extended dominant chains. Learn simple marking conventions (solid arrows for V→I roots a fifth down, dashed arrows for tritone/half‑step substitutions, and brackets for ii–V relationships) and how to interpret ambiguous tertiary functions. Practice working backwards from target chords and transposing the changes (e.g., to C) to reinforce functional understanding. Includes a workflow in the Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro app (hide/show analysis, staff presets, and key change) so you can replicate the exercise on iOS or macOS.
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