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The
LANGUAGE
of MUSIC
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Practical Music Theory
for the Worshiping Musician
by Tom Brooks
Connections
*The Connection between you & God
*The Connection between you & your Band-Mates
*The Connection between you & your Congregation
==>You helping make the Connection
between your Congregation and God
Class Outline:
The Language of Music - The GRID [Pitch-Rhythm]
Music Theory in the 21st Century...
YES!!!
The
Language
of Music
...a quick review
of the Basics:
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
(in 5 minutes or less)
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
do-re-mi
Scale Degree
Key of C
do
Tonic
re
Super-Tonic
mi
Mediant
fa
Sub-Dominant
so
Dominant
la
Sub-Mediant
ti
Leading Tone
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY (4:30 left...)
C Major Scale
>Structure - half tone/whole tone
>Chromatic tones - other scales
C Major Scale
>Structure - half tone/whole tone
>Chromatic tones - other scales
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY (3 minutes left!)
C Major Triad
>Structure - major 3rd/minor 3rd
>Other Triads - Minor/Augmented/Diminished
minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Major 3rd
minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Major 3rd
minor 3rd
minor 3rd
C-E-G
C - Eb - G
C - E - G#
C - Eb - Gb
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY (hurry!!)
I IV V CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
Lord I Lift Your Name On High by Rick Founds
I IV V I IV V
IV V IV V IV V I
I V IV V I V IV V I
Amazing Grace classic hymn
I IV I V I IV I V I
B7
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The Basics
MUSIC THEORY (2 minutes left)
Chord Quality - Major / Minor
Augmented / Diminished - Extended Chords
BORROWED Chords from other keys
The Personality of each Chord type...
on each degree of the scale
Lead the Journey emotional impact of each sonority
"REVELATION SONG"
Rhythm
BPM = 61.8
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INTRO 1
Rhythm
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The Basics
MUSIC THEORY (1 minute to go)
The 12 Major Keys - Circle of Fifths
Key Signatures - Time Signatures
Major and Minor Keys
Inversion / Transposition / Modulation
DESERT SONG
Minor Key
CCLI TOP 25
October
Rank
Song Title
Author/s
CCLI #
4348399
Here I Am To Worship
Hughes, Tim
3266032
3798438
Baloche, Paul
2298355
Forever
Tomlin, Chris
3148428
Doerksen, Brian
2430948
4158039
Foote, Billy
2456623
Zschech, Darlene
1406918
10
Founds, Rick
117947
11
God Of Wonders
3118757
12
We Fall Down
Tomlin, Chris
2437367
13
Jernigan, Dennis
825356
14
You're Worthy Of My
Praise
Ruis, David
487976
The GRID
2 Grids (...well really 1 HUGE Grid)
The HARMONY GRID - Pitch
The GROOVE GRID - Rhythm
The Electro-Magnectic Spectrum
To Quantize or not to Quantize...
The GRID
Now we will leave the 20-20,000 Hz range
and head for the 1-3Hz range...
Moving from Pitch to Rhythm ==>
4 beats
per bar
4 bars
4 phrases
per phrase per section
CCLI TOP 25
October
Author/s
CCLI#
4348399
2 Here I Am To Worship
Hughes, Tim
3266032
3798438
Baloche, Paul
2298355
5 Forever
Tomlin, Chris
3148428
Foote, Billy
2456623
Doerksen, Brian
2430948
Zschech, Darlene
1406918
Founds, Rick
117947
4158039
11 Everlasting God
4556538
4768151
13 We Fall Down
Tomlin, Chris
2437367
14 God Of Wonders
3118757
15 In Christ Alone
3350395
Redman, Matt
2296522
17 Trading My Sorrows
Evans, Darrell
2574653
Jernigan, Dennis
19 Breathe
Barnett, Marie
1874117
20 Beautiful One
Hughes, Tim
3915912
Ruis, David
487976
22 Above All
2672885
23 Mighty To Save
4591782
3148435
25 Days Of Elijah
Mark, Robin
1537904
12
825356
4 divisions
per beat
4 beats
per bar
4 bars
4 phrases
per phrase per section
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Chord Construction
CHORD CONSTRUCTION
4 Types of Triads - Built on C
Major
Minor
Augmented
Diminished
Rhythm
R.S.
Cmajor
Cminor
4
& 4 www
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Cminor
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Caugmented
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Cdiminished
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CHORD CONSTRUCTION
PERSONALITY OF EACH TRIAD
1 - Tonic - Home Base
The 1 - 4 - 5 Family (Primary - Major)
The 2 - 3 - 6 Family (Secondary - Minor)
Relationships / Progression / Retrogression
CHORD CONSTRUCTION
PERSONALITY OF EACH TRIAD
1 - Tonic - Home Base
The 1 - 4 - 5 Family (Primary - Major)
TRIADS - 7ths
on each scale degree
Scale Degree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Triad
Major
minor
minor
Major
Major
minor
diminished
7th
Major
minor
minor
Major
minor
minor
minor
Tom Brooks
***Spell the notes in each Chord and write them in the Treble Staff:
4
&4
1
Rhythm
A m in
E m in
_________
_________
_________
_________
? 44
&
R.S.
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C2
_________
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Tom Brooks
***Spell the notes in each Chord and write them in the Treble Staff:
4
& 4 www
C
Rhythm
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F, A, C
_________
A, C, E
_________
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C, D, E, G
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TRIADS
Voice Chords in 2nds & 4ths
instead of 3rds & 6ths
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73 BPM
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INTRO 1
Rhythm
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SuspensionResolution
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"MIGHTY TO SAVE"
Arranged by Tom Brooks
WorshipAlliance.com
Rhythm
BPM = 73
*Rock Ballade
HOOK:
*GTR continue simili >>>
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Use the IV or V Chord to
end a song rather than I
Music is complex
CLEAR & SIMPLE
is always the Best Choice
Ear Training!!
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
do-re-mi
Scale Degree
Key of C
do
Tonic
re
Super-Tonic
mi
Mediant
fa
Sub-Dominant
so
Dominant
la
Sub-Mediant
ti
Leading Tone
Key of C
Tune
Major 2nd
C - D - (e)
Do a (Deer)
Major 3rd
C - E - (g)
Perfect 4th
C-F
Louie, Louie
Perfect 5th
C-G
Star Wars
Major 6th
C - (e - g) - A
Anchors Away
Major 7th
C - (e - g) - B
Octave
C-C
Ear Training
Pop Quiz!!
Melody:
1-2-3-1-3-4-5
6-7-8-1-5-4-3
Bass Line:
1-5-6-4-1-5-4
1-6-2-5-1-flat 7-4
CHORD CONSTRUCTION II
EVERY CHORD THERE IS - Built on C
Major Triad - with Major 7th / minor 7th
minor Triad - with Major 7th / minor 7th
Personality / function of each
& 44 www
C Major Triad
R.S.
Cminor
& b www
CJ
Cmajor
Rhythm
C minor Triad
www
w
C Major Triad
+ Major 7th
CminorJ
w
b www
C minor Triad
+ Major 7th
C7
b www
w
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
Cm 7
b
w
b www
C minor Triad
+ minor 7th
Tom Brooks
***Spell the notes in each Chord and write them in the Treble Staff:
bb 4
b
&
4
1
Rhythm
E b2
Cm 7
A bK
A b/B b
_________
_________
_________
_________
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b
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R.S.
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C m 11
F9#11
_________
_________
_________
_________
? bb
b
Tom Brooks
***Spell the notes in each Chord and write them in the Treble Staff:
bb 4 w
b
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1
Rhythm
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A, C, Eb, G, B
CHORD CONSTRUCTION II
UPPER TONALITY CHORDS
7ths - 9ths - 11ths - 13ths
Major - Minor; diatonic - borrowed
Add Spice, but rarely change function
GLORIOUS
Martha Munizzi
Israel Houghton
"GLORIOUS"
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BPM = 100
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Tom Brooks
***Write in the Chord Symbol Chord and write the Notes in the Treble Staff:
4
&4
1
Rhythm
? 44
IV maj7
vi min7
V add 2
&
R.S.
?
ii min7
bVII add 2
IV add 2
I add 2
Tom Brooks
***Write in the Chord Symbol Chord and write the Notes in the Treble Staff:
Rhythm
&
R.S.
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FJ
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vi min7
IV maj7
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wwww
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wwww
C2
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bVII add 2
IV add 2
I add 2
CJ
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w
1
Rhythm
www
ww
C Major Triad
+ Major 7th
R.S.
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+ Major 7th
+ Major 9th
+ #11 + 13
C Major Triad
+ Major 7th
+ Major 9th
D/C
w
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www
CK#11
# www
ww
w
C Major Triad
+ Major 7th
+ Major 9th
+ #11
D/C
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wwww
CHORD CONSTRUCTION
EVERY CHORD THERE IS - Built on C
Major Triad - with minor 7th Family
9 + *11* - 13 // + #11 - 13
Flat 9 (borrowed from minor scale) + 11
Personality / function of each
C9
4
& 4 b wwww
1
Rhythm
b wwww
w
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
R.S.
C7
& b wwww
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
+ Major 9th
C9
b wwww
w
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
+ Major 9th
C 11
w
b www
w
C Major Triad
+ minor 7th
+ Major 9th
+ 11 (omit 3rd)
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+ Major 9th
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+ Major 9th
+ 11, 13 (omit 3rd)
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+ Major 9th
+ #11 + 13
Tom Brooks
***Write in the Chord Symbol Chord and write the Notes in the Treble Staff:
[Same progression, transposed to F Major]
4
&b 4
1
Rhythm
? b 44
IV maj7
vi min7
V add 2
&b
R.S.
?b
ii min7
bVII add 2
IV add 2
I add 2
Tom Brooks
***Write in the Chord Symbol Chord and write the Notes in the Treble Staff:
4
& b 4 www
1
Rhythm
B bJ
&b
R.S.
www
w
Dm 7
C2
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Gm 7
vi min7
IV maj7
www
bw
E b2
wwww
B b2
V add 2
wwww
F2
?b
ii min7
bVII add 2
IV add 2
I add 2
Chord Relationships
The JOURNEY
Cadences
2 > 5 > 1
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I IV V CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
Lord I Lift Your Name On High by Rick Founds
I IV V I IV V
IV V IV V IV V I
I V IV V I V IV V I
Amazing Grace classic hymn
I IV I V I IV I V I
Moving Upward-by-a-Fourth
The strongest tendency for most chords is to move to the chord a fourth
above as explained earlier, this is spelled out clearly as you move
counter-clockwise around the Circle of Fifths chart in Chapter 7.
Transposition
Modulation
Improvisation
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Look at this example of a Nashville Number Chart for Shout to the Lord
VERSE: 1 5 ( 6 5 ) 4 ( 1/3 4 ) ( 1/5 6 ) b7 (5sus 5)
Compare the Nashville Number Chart to the Chord Chart below:
The Language
of Music
*90% of Communication is
non-verbal
*Engage your Heart - Emotions
Language of Music
JEOPARDY
Language of Music
JEOPARDY!!!
He holds
the KEYS
Home
on the
RANGE
Lend me
Your
EARS
Musical
Spelling
Bee
WORD
MATCH
ROUND #1
Which Key
has
4 sharps?
E Major
What is the
Relative Minor
of
A Flat Major?
F Minor!
5 Sharps:
F#, C#, G#, D#,
A#
ROUND #2
of Amazing Grace
in F Major?
1 octave;
from C to C
of this melody in E
Major?
Major 6th;
E to C#
Grand Piano!
(and some Pipe Organs)
YES!!!
ROUND #3
ROUND #4
Wheel of MIS-fortune
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Wheel of MIS-fortune
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Resource Page:
You can download these Music Examples
from our iMix on iTunes entitled,
THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
You can download this presentation from our
website - WorshipAlliance.com
You can study in more detail using our
Workbook - THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
You can email me with questions at...
TomBrooks@WorshipAlliance.com
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immense
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Theory level; but at the practical and Spiritual level as well.
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