Symmetrical Scales

Symmetrical Scales Symmetrical Scales are called like this because they are built out of structures that repeat, for instance the two most common ones are the whole tone scale (consisting only – as the name implies – out of whole tone steps) and the...

Tonic Chord Overuse

Tonic Chord overuse Have an eye out for how quickly you return to the tonic chord. Almost in every case, returning back to to the tonic chord feels like “closing off” a phrase. So every time you reach that chord, your listener’s perception will give him/her the...