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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

THE MATERIALS ARE GROUPED IN THREE SECTIONS: MUSIC THEORY, INTERCULTURAL MUSIC, AND JAZZ.

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Music Theory

golden section

INTRODUCTION TO GOLDEN SECTION PROPORTION

Presentation Slides 2018

octatonic

PATHWAYS THROUGH THE OCTATONIC SCALE

A LOOK AT THE OCTATONIC SCALE AND THE CONCEPT OF STEERING USING GEOMETRY

bossa nova

THE BOSSA NOVA CLAVE - A TIMELINE OVERVIEW

A LOOK AT THE BOSSA NOVA CLAVE AND THE CONCEPT OF ROTATIONS USING GEOMETRY

inversion

INVERSION IN MUSIC

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF INVERSION AND HOW IT IS APPLIED IN MUSIC

harmonic series

HARMONIC SERIES

HARMONIC SERIES FROM C WITH PARTIAL NUMBERS AND DIVERGENCE FROM EQUAL TEMPERAMENT

pattern of consonances and dissonances in diatonic

HARMONIC SERIES

Pattern of consonance and dissonance in diatonic scale

tiling

TILING WITH SOUND - USING RHYTHM TO CREATE SONIC TESSELLATIONS

AN INTRODUCTORY PAPER

Rhythm Diamonds

RHYTHM DIAMONDS - AN INTRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE

A PAPER RESPONDING TO GREG SHEEHAN'S RHYTHM DIARIES

harmonics

NOTATING HARMONICS ON THE BASS

POLYRHYTHM

INTRODUCTION TO POLYRHYTHM

LECTURE NOTES 2018

EXCEL CALCULATOR

SURFACE SPEED CALCULATOR FOR METRIC MODULATIONS

EXCEL DOCUMENT 2020

theme variations

INTRODUCTION TO THEME AND VARIATIONS

LECTURE NOTES 2021

theme variations

WRITING FOR VIOLIN AND CELLO

LECTURE NOTES 2022

magic squares

MAGIC SQUARES

AN INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC SQUARES IN MUSIC

writing for bass

WRITING FOR BASS

AN INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AND ARRANGING FOR BASS

all intervals

ALL DIATONIC INTERVALS IN THE MAJOR SCALE CATEGORIZED BY SIZE AND LOCATION

AURAL TRAINING RESOURCE

guidelines for learning melodies

GUIDELINES FOR LEARNING MELODIES

AURAL TRAINING RESOURCE

compound intervals

INTRODUCTION TO COMPOUND INTERVALS

AURAL TRAINING RESOURCE

12-tone

SELF-SIMILARITY IN MUSIC - AN INTRODUCTION

LECTURE SLIDES 2017

12-tone

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO 12-TONE SERIALISM

LECTURE NOTES 2010

chromaticism

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO CHROMATICISM

LECTURE NOTES 2010

12-tone

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO STRAVINSKY

LECTURE NOTES 2010

Messiaen

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO MESSIAEN

LECTURE NOTES 2010

Expressionism-Munch

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO EXPRESSIONISM

LECTURE NOTES 2010

Schoenberg-Blue Self Portrait

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO EARLY SCHOENBERG

LECTURE NOTES 2010

Basic Atonal

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO BASIC ATONAL THEORY

LECTURE NOTES 2010

Pantonality

THEORY OF MUSIC - INTRODUCTION TO PANTONALITY

LECTURE NOTES 2018

Switch Blade

SWITCH BLADE - A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ELLINGTON, MINGUS, ROACH

LECTURE NOTES 2006

Keyboard diagram

PIANO KEYBOARD WITH OCTAVE REGISTERS AND FREQUENCIES

FOR THEORY, ARRANGING, AND AURAL

Tabla, Intercultural Music

DrumPro

AN INTRODUCTION TO TABLA AND NORTH INDIAN RHYTHM

DRUMPRO MAGAZINE - PUBLISHED FALL 2003

Popular Music Journal

SamBop NYC: Brazilian Jazz in New York City during the New Millennium. By Marc Gidal.

BOOK REVIEW IN POPULAR MUSIC JOURNAL - PUBLISHED JULY 2025

inversion

Symmetry in Intercultural Rhythm

A Geometric Perspective on Rhythm in Indian and Balinese Music

lehara

LEHARA - MELODIES FOR ACCOMPANYING TABLA SOLOS

IN WESTERN NOTATION

bols

PENTATONIC SCALES AND THEIR NORTH AND SOUTH INDIAN RAGA EQUIVALENTS

FOR SUPPORTING WESTERN EAR TRAINING AND IMPROVISATION

bols

GUIDELINES FOR PRONUNCIATION OF TABLA BOLS

FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS

bols

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF LIGHT CLASSICAL FORMS IN NORTH INDIAN MUSIC

FOR TABLA STUDENTS

bols

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN PURCHASING A TABLA

FOR TABLA STUDENTS

TALA LIST

TAAL PRAKASH - 26 COMMON AND 260 UNCOMMON THEKAS

BY BHAGWATSHARAN SHARMA, ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY NEHA CHOKSI

MP3

TANPURA SAMPLE IN C

MP3

TANPURA SAMPLE IN D

Jazz and Improvisation

modal jazz

INTRODUCTION TO MODAL JAZZ

FOR BEGINNING IMPROVISERS