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A Guide to Mastering Fourths/Fifths (12-Tone Row) by Wesley Chin

 

The sound of fourths and fifths has always been intriguing to me, especially when used to create tension or take a line "outside" the chord changes. (Eric Alexander, Kenny Garrett, Eddie Harris, Michael Brecker, etc) This PDF is a guide containing exercises and etudes to help you master fourths and fifths on your instrument and how to construct different 12-tone row patterns. The PDF features:

  • Perfect Fourth exercises around half steps and whole steps
  • 12-Tone Row explanation and exercises
  • 12 original lines incorporating the 12-tone row concept and minor concepts
  • 3-chorus etude over the changes of "Softly" with an in-depth analysis of the concepts used (fourths/fifths, 12-tone row, pentatonic shifting, melodic cells, bebop language, etc)
  • 2-chorus etude over the changes of "This I Dig" with an in-depth analysis of the concepts used (fourths/fifths, 12-tone row, melodic cells, bebop language, etc)
  • Additional fourth/fifth based cells to practice incorporating the modern sound into your vocabulary
  • Suggested listening list to help you get the sound of fourths/fifths into your ear

 

*The treble clef version includes the etudes written for Eb, Bb, and C instruments.

A Guide to Mastering Fourths/Fifths (Treble Clef)

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