Jazz Analysis Exercise 2 – mDecks Music
Harmonic breakdown of All the Things You Are, demonstrating how to identify tonicizations, pivot chords, and modulations using circle-of-fifths relationships.
A step-by-step analysis that shows how to mark ii–V motions, 6‑2‑5‑1 and 6‑2‑5‑1‑4 progressions, and related pivot pairs to reveal changing key centers throughout the tune. The lesson explains how to distinguish true modulations from brief tonicizations and modal interchange, and how to read common deceptive resolutions and “Picardy-third” shifts. It demonstrates a practical marking system (arrows, brackets, circled brackets) to visualize functional relationships and key centers. The analysis is shown in the context of using Mapping Tonal / Harmony Pro to check and reinforce the harmonic reading.
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