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214. Fender Jackson: Arranging “Sensitize” by That Petrol Emotion
Published 3 weeks ago
Description
In this special episode of The Ireland Podcast -which is really a continuation of Ep. 213 - Fender Jackson breaks down the harmony and emotional architecture of “Sensitize” by That Petrol Emotion through live piano demonstrations, storytelling and performance.
Drawing connections to David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Queen and jazz harmony, the episode explores:
- split chords and slash chords
- borrowed harmony
- add9 chords
- major vs minor movement
- emotional tension in songwriting
- Mingus and hard bop influences
- Twin Peaks-style harmony
- arranging music for piano
- and the relationship between music theory, emotion and intuition.
The episode concludes with a live performance-inspired arrangement of “Sensitize.”
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