John C. O'Leary III

John C. O'Leary III

Dominant Workout

Building lines for dominant chords

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John C. O'Leary III, PhD
May 28, 2024
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It’s hard to play continuous lines of eighth notes! In this exercise we use three devices that we connect like lego pieces to create this flow in dominant chords

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  • Enclosures

  • Arpeggios

  • Chromaticism

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