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Jazz dictation

ii-V-I, altered dominants, tritone substitution and rhythm changes, in chords with ninths and thirteenths.

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  1. ii-V-I warm-up

    Jazz's most common turn and its versions with vi⁷, in C, F and B♭ major. Name each chord.

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  2. Altered dominants

    A ii-V-I whose dominant carries a ♭9, ♯9, ♯11 or ♭13, or a plain ninth and thirteenth. Which one do you hear?

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  3. Tritone substitution

    ♭II⁷ for V⁷ and ♭III⁷ for VI⁷: the bass falls by semitones. Name each chord.

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  4. Rhythm changes

    Turns from the A section, such as I-vi-ii-V, iii-VI-ii-V and ii-V-I, and the bridge's chain of dominants. Name each chord.

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  5. Jazz checkpoint

    Eight questions in turn, two from each lesson, in six keys.

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