What Are Quartal Voicings and How Do You Use Them?

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

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🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this episode, Brent addresses a question from an Inner Circle member about quartal voicings and their application in chord progressions. Brent breaks down the concept, explaining how they differ from traditional chord voicings by being stacked in fourths rather than thirds. He explores their versatility, emphasizing their common use in modal playing and how they can enhance chord progressions, even in traditional diatonic harmony settings like two-five-one progressions. Throughout the e...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month.
0:23.1	Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinnerCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:52.3	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, what's going on? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. Welcome to another week and another
0:56.7	episode here of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast. I'm here answering your jazz and music questions five
1:03.2	days a week to help you have more fun than ever playing music. And of course, to fast track your
1:08.4	improvement as a jazz musician. Get you playing those jazz solos that you've always dreamed of playing.
1:15.4	Today we have a really great question today from Kevin Pritchett, one of our inner circle members.
1:21.1	Let's give it a listen.
1:22.3	Hey, Brett, this is Kevin.
1:24.1	Here's my question.
1:25.9	What are the best chords and chord progressions to use
1:30.5	chordal voicing on? Hope the question makes sense. In other words, I know choral voicings
1:37.6	and all the keys, but sometimes they sound right and sometimes they don't. What are the best
1:43.8	chords, chord progression situations for a chord musician, comping musician, to use quartal voicings.
1:51.7	Thanks.
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