Level One - Stage 1 - "Progressions"
Hello, intrepid friends! Welcome to Level One! A series of installments where I will be outline the basics of Music Theory using Japanese Role-Playing Game soundtracks. This edition, we shall properly get into the JRPG soundtracks that you have likely been waiting for. Using the groundwork we established in Stage 0, we can start to talk about music in a communicable way. Image Credit: Warped Factor Today, we are going to explore the concept of Chord progressions . These are the fundamental shapes showing how the chords move from one to the next. If you feel like you need a bit more brushing-up on chords and scale degrees, feel free to visit the earlier Level One post and leave a question in the comment section. Ready? Let's dive in! Image Credit: CBR Chord progressions are generally notated as roman numerals in sequences of three or four, such as ii-V-I. This is generally used as the framework for a given musical phrase. Remember the Do-Re-Mi song? Keep that i...
