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Old 07-16-2006, 03:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
trpt2345
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Re: Music Theory and Jazz Theory

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Originally Posted by Bach 1 1/4C Man
In Music Theory is there a big difference between Jazz Theory and Traditional Theory in college do you keep them both separate when in Theory 1 and Beginning Jazz Improvisation 1.

What I’m asking is it easy to get confused between the two when you are in your first year of college.

There's not really any difference. Functional harmony is functional harmony. There may be some differences in terminology, but the subdominant goes to the dominant goes to the tonic no matter what.

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