Assignment #3

Greetings Class. Everyone seems to be following very well, so here's an asignment that is a little more advanced- have to use your ear and your theory.

Determine, to the best you can, the chord progression and the bass line to these two Latin songs:

"Chan- Chan"
       by Buena Vista Club (Cuban)

"Malaguena Salerosa"
       (use the "Kill Bill" soundtrack version first- then listen to a more traditional Mariachi version)

Assignment #2

Write a Bass Line for the Progression Below. Fill in the tones of chords in whatever voicing you like, and then come up with a melody.
 Every note in the bass line must be part of the the chord.

i  iv  VII  III    VI   ii7  V7  i      

   The progression is in A-Harmonic Minor. So obviously, the i chord will be a-minor, or ace.

Assignment #1

Write two FOUR  PART, four chord, progressions.

Include an augmented chord in one progression and a diminished chord in the other.

example

in A harmonic minor:

i  iv v III+ i  

[ace, dfa, EGB, ceg#, ace]

Review Materials

1. Staff and Relationship to Circle of 5ths  [Everyone should have a Circle of 5ths]

the "flat" the "natural" and the "sharp" and the Devil's Interval [the natural occurring Augmented 4th/Diminished 5th]

2.  Scales versus Modes

3. Key Signatures  

4. Intervals (how to determine)

           dim, min, Maj, Aug

5. Triads

          dim, minor, Major, Augmented