You know, WordPress has some handy features.  One of them is I can actually see how people found my blog if they used a search engine.

One of the things I’ve learned is that a lot of people come here after having searched for information on jazz chords or scales.  Yesterday I was looking at this and thought, you know, why not?  I know a decent bit about theory, having studied and practiced it for the past seven years.

It’s also true there are other theory sites.  However, I want to approach it from a more practical end.  Years ago, for example, I spent a lot of time figuring out some jazz chord voicings for guitar.  I’ve also developed some good rules of thumb for making chord voicings in general.

And so it begins.  Over the next few months, I’m going to try to post some elementary theory, leading up to more advanced topics later on.  One of my challenges will be developing a method to display this information effectively.  At home, I use GNU lilypond, but the output is typically PDF or postscript format — hardly effective for online reference, especially in a blog.