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SIMPLIFY AND USE MINOR TONALITY

Hello again! Minor tonality is somewhat of an oddity, simply because there are so many contrasting ways in which it can be interpreted.

Whereas major harmony is very dictatorial in how its melodic content is derived and deciphered, minor harmony is very much open to interpretation. Furthermore, it’s common to extract its diatonic content and then use it in completely different harmonic circumstances.

Not only is it physically hard to portray, understanding its significance is tricky too—but what if there was a way to simplify all of these theoretical insights and then decipher the content in layman’s terms? Well there is such a process—and once you’re aware of it,

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