Aug 23 2026 to Aug 23 2026 11 a.m.

Price: 1200 Book/Buy

Where

The Blue Room

near Madhavan Park, 441, 9th Cross Road, Jaya Nagar 1st Block, Jayanagar 560011

Event Description

Continuing our Music Fundamentals Crash Course, we look forward to the iconic Bruce Lee Mani opening up the caverns of the harmonic universe through an in-depth walkthrough. All music students are welcome, including and especially vocalists, drummers, producers and musicians rooted in other styles.

Session 1: Harmony For Beginners

11 am - 2 pm

basic concepts of melody and harmony
scales and intervals
from chant to harmony: the systems that predate modern harmony
triads: from scales and intervals
cadences: perfect, imperfect, plagal, interrupted
beyond triads to 7th chords
'add' and 'sus' chords
chord families: harmonizing major and other scales
application to transcribing and making music: song analysis of 1 - 2 tracks.
exercises
harmonize a melody
work out a melody over a given set of chords
Q&A

Session 2: Harmony for Adventurers

3 pm – 6 pm

overview of foundational concepts
colouring outside the lines: going beyond diatonic chords
song analysis of selected tracks
how the circle of fifths can help with borrowed chords
strategic consonance and dissonance
throwing away the rule book
exercises:
reharmonizing a popular song
writing a simple melody over exotic harmony
Q&A

About the facilitator:

Bruce Lee Mani is a guitarist, singer, producer, composer and arranger, known best as the frontman for Thermal and a Quarter. With over 23 years of professional music experience, Bruce is also the director of Taaqademy, one of Bangalore's longest-running music schools.

These sessions are open to all levels of musicians.

Both session 1 and 2 can be taken consequently, as there will be only a small amount of overlap in the topics covered.

DM or email us at theblueroom.blr@gmail.com with questions!