Voice leading with Triads

[@mojojeff]

This is fabulous. Great pace and very engaging. Loved it!

[@shawnkebler]

Love your videos!!

[@koalanights]

i needed some spread triad stuff to work on with my fretless. it's so much harder but the voice leading can be really nice. thanks for this!

[@handdancin]

triads are where its at

[@elychamorro9925]

Beautiful ❤

[@GuitarJawn]

I know what I'm practicing when I get home

[@gabrielanthony7874]

Could you say more about negative progressions? And why mixing them with positive progressions isn’t a good idea?

[@nohjoh08]

From memory, according to Schillinger: Descending 3rds, 5ths & 7ths is “positive” in that it goes from tension to resolution, Descending 6ths, 4ths & 2nds is “negative” in that it goes from resolution to tension. He says mixing negative progressions with positive progressions results in too much “meandering” and the ear loses track of where things are headed.

[@gabrielanthony7874]

@@nohjoh08 and does descending 3rd mean a minor third?

[@nohjoh08]

Whatever the diatonic 3rd is: I to vi is a minor 3rd down, vi to IV is a major 3rd down, and so on.

[@gabrielanthony7874]

@@nohjoh08 im not sure i follow…

[@nohjoh08]

Just descend 3rds in the scale. Sometimes it’ll be a major 3rd down, sometimes it’ll be a minor 3rd down.

[@gabrielanthony7874]

Two Questions: 1. Why do those keys sound good together (i watched the video on pitch class inversion, but i still cant make the connection)? 2. How are they in Ionian/ what does being in Ionian even mean? Anyone?

[@nohjoh08]

Good questions! 1. Why those keys sound good together: Did you watch the “why chromatic mediants sound so good” video? That one probably explains it most. 2. Ionian is the common major scale and has the most familiar tension/resolution characteristics in western music. This descending 3rds progression relies on that familiar tension/resolution context. I’ll be happy to give more detailed answers if you’d like.

[@gabrielanthony7874]

@@nohjoh08 I’ll definitely go and rewatch that video! Yes, please, if you could say more about that ionian commonality as i understand it. This is all im thinking about now

[@kevinsterchi6455]

Wish my eyes were good enough to read this? It would be awesome if a pdf were available. Otherwise Great Stuff!!

[@nohjoh08]

Yes. It is available. It’s the first etude in my “Modal Etudes” book. It’s good value, if I may say so myself! noeljohnston.com/merch.html

[@GiovanniBottaMuteWinter]

Are you playing spread triads only?

[@nohjoh08]

Yes. But this works with closed triads as well.