Modern Tonal Harmony

The method of MODERN TONAL HARMONY by Dr. Cesar de la Cerda is an excellent resource for any student or professional musician that wants to learn modern harmony in an easy and modern context. By TONAL MODERN HARMONY, we mean the systematic utilization of harmony resources developed in the 20th century in the field of tonality. The main contribution to this development originated from jazz music has been the result of the creative activity of tonal innovations; however, it is not limited to jazz music only. Any musical manifestation that remains faithful to the traditional concept of tonality can be extensively benefited from the use of modern techniques employed in tonal harmonization. The primary aims of this work have been to synthesize these techniques and to make them easily accessible to the student. The term MODERN TONAL HARMONY is an adequate way to call the harmonic innovations given inside tonality (which is represented by the seven notes of the musical scale). In a broader sense, and beyond its generation and development into the core of impressionism and jazz music, Modern Tonal Harmony is linked to all musical manifestations from any style faithful to the major-minor system (i.e., diatonic) of traditional harmony. The book has many exercises and melodic illustrations. Modern Tonal Harmony is the best method for all musicians that want to find simple and innovative techniques to develop their creativity in modern harmony. The book uses the Juilliard School of music system.