Droned Fifths for The Tailor and the Mouse

Step by step demo of how to use drones and parallel fifths to create convincing pseudo-medieval harmony for modal tunes. There are no dominants or subdominants: just a the droned keynote and the tune's tonal pole (the other tonal constellation it goes to). These quintal/quartal chords sound much better than the those tired old tertial triads!. "The Tailor and the Mouse" (hexatonic minor) is used as an example. On-screen illustration, notation and animation. Teaching material for classes in Popular Music Analysis.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• harmony
• modal
• hexatonic
• minor-key
• drone
• parallel
• fifth
• bagpipe
• accompaniment
• music
• folk

[etymophony]

Thanks for the friendly comments, Gus!

[askyana]

are genials all the videos!!!! but i need the subtitles in spanish for can stand completly all the information!! please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[gustheviolist]

This video has it all...a great tune, spectacular drones, witty and learned commentary. In short , it is entertaining and edifying at the same time.

Thank you for putting it together!