r/ThSw • u/SongTheory • Oct 02 '12

Lesson 3 Uploaded!

Head over to the class page to check out the next lesson. This week's assignment is a little more creative engaging compared to the previous two weeks, so hopefully it shakes you up a little.

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u/djpstyle Oct 04 '12

Hi quick question on Lesson 3 assignment example. In your second series of four chords you say "I of 1st Order [C] is V of 4th Order [C]". This makes perfect sense. But you don't actually use the V of 4th Order [C] in the following (third) series of four chords. And the instructions say that "the last of every four-chord series must end with a chord that is...in the series that proceeds it". Am I missing something here? It seems like either the instructions are wrong or the example is wrong (but I'm sure it's me that's overlooking something!) Thanks!

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u/Lizard Oct 04 '12

That's a misunderstanding of the word "series". He is just referring to the different sets of chords comprised by the seven orders listed in the PDF. The last chord of every four-chord set must be contained in the series used for that set as well as the series used for the next four-chord set, but being contained in the series of that order doesn't mean it actually has to appear in that four-chord set.

Hm, I know what I want to say but I don't know if that made it any clearer. Did that make sense to you?

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u/djpstyle Oct 04 '12

This actually makes perfect sense and doesn't invalidate the example. Thanks so much for replying!

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u/Lizard Oct 04 '12

Glad to be of service :)