Short Chordal Etude - "Tiny Steps" - Voice-Leading and Harmonic Vocabulary Etude over the Chord Changes of "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane

Short Chordal Etude - "Tiny Steps" - Voice-Leading and Harmonic Vocabulary Etude over the Chord Changes of "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane

In this Short Chordal Etude I demonstrate one of my favorite ways to build and develop a harmonic workout over the form of a standard tune. It consists of trying to find three different ways in which you can voice-lead the entire harmonic progression of the selected piece, with different chord density levels and executed in different physical positions of the instrument. This way of practicing harmony proves to be one of the best methods for finding new voicings and chord inversions on our instrument as each different stage (and position/density level) will require an unique set of chordal textures for the optimal and most beautiful flow between each harmony.

Here I present to you 3 different harmonic takes over the classic and adventurous chordal landscape of John Coltrane's iconic tune - "Giant Steps."

Materials Included:

Short Chordal Etude - "Tiny Steps" (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

"HD Video" of all 3 Etudes.

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