Steve Coleman

Steve Coleman leads a masterclass at one of CIM's sessions.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love your work!!

[@aaronamccoy]

there are 3 minors in western harmony, all he is saying is there is one root, say c major then all the other scales that correspond with c, cdefgabc, all those notes can be mixed up to make 7 distinct scales within c major but the bottom line is there are just 7 notes, they create a whole harmonic series which most western music relies on..it is worth learning this concept, much like the blueprint for a foreman in any field

[@wmanser]

Actually, just to specify, the only thing he mentions that is not directly an explanation is the swallowing. Though often musicians refer to absorbing an idea as something you taste or swallow. Sound "compartments" help to identify classification and clarity... atleast sometimes :)

[@wmanser]

He is speaking of modal derivatives. He tends to be allegorical when explaining musical concepts. Many good teachers tend to do that in their explainations of music because a simplistic explaination doesn't always provide the student a way of digesting the sound classification. Why is it Aeolian? How clearly can you distinguish it from other minor modes... what are the alterations and purposes? This gets you to stop thinking of it as a scale and more of a harmonic idea.

[@BobJazzerBob]

one question for my curiosity... Have you ever read "Harmonic Experience" by W.A.Mathieu? If yes, what do u think of it? Thanks By