Writing Tunes With Non-Functional Jazz Harmony (My Composition Analysis)

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

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Welcome to episode 147 of the LJS Podcast where today we are taking a look at one of my compositions and exploring how some of the non-functional jazz harmonies work within it. Often on this podcast, we cover functional harmony in jazz standards, but this time we discover how you can take that knowledge and start to break the rules. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Ci...

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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.0	All right, all right. So I'm going to be honest with you
0:38.7	right up front here. This episode might be considered a little bit self-indulgent, but, you know,
0:45.4	listen, I think this could be actually a lot of fun for both of us. So, you know, I'm going to take
0:50.4	the opportunity. This episode is coming out on a Christmas Eve here.
0:54.4	Christmas Eve 2018, for those of you listening in real time.
0:57.7	And for those of you who celebrate Christmas, you're probably not listening to this in real
1:01.1	time.
1:01.7	However, I want to take the opportunity to, you know, maybe give a little gift to myself and maybe
1:06.9	even a gift to you by exploring one of my old compositions that uses a lot of non-functional
1:13.9	harmony. And I think if we could just explore this, I'm going to learn a little bit about my own
1:19.7	composition and maybe you'll learn something along the way too. So, you know, this could be a fun one.
1:25.3	Let's dig into this.
1:28.2	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and
1:34.6	advice for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author,
1:41.1	and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra. All right. What's up everybody? Brent here from
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