Student questions
Understanding the theory
- Clarifying the Key, the Chords and the Tonal Center
- How do advanced improvisers use the chord changes
- Thinking relative to key or relative to chord
- When to use sharps vs flats
- What are all the chord symbols used in IFR
- Is the tonal map a simplification of harmony for beginners
- How does IFR approach minor sounds and blues sounds
- How does IFR apply to jazz fusion
- How does IFR address pentatonic scales
- Communicating with non-IFR musicians