Block chord
(Redirected from
Shearing voicing
)A block chord is a
broken chords. This latter style, known as shearing voicing, was popularized by George Shearing, but originated with Phil Moore.[1]
Block chord style (also known as chorale style) uses simple chordal harmony in which "the notes of each chord may be played all at once" as opposed to being "played one at a time (broken or arpeggiated chords). For example, a guitarist can strum the chord (this would be a "block" chord) or use a picking style to play "broken" chords".[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Sudhalter 2001, p. 404
- ^ Schmidt-Jones n.d.
Sources
- Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. "Simple Chordal Harmony". openstax.cnx (accessed 7 November 2016).
- Sudhalter, Richard M. (2001). Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz, 1915–1945. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514838-1.
Further reading
- Carl Humphries; Robin Meloy Goldsby (2002). The Piano Handbook. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-727-1.
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