[distressed_romeo]

It'll be interesting to hear what you make of it...

I'm always interested in new perspectives on old topics...

[Garry Goodman]

I bought the book many years ago when it cost less.....

[distressed_romeo]

Did you actually get much out of it?

[Garry Goodman]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

Did you actually get much out of it?

The "bottom line" is there are 3 chord funtions and 9 chord families. Each chord family has scale sources that are the horizontal versions of the vertical stacks that make each chord family. The Lydian concept is basically using the IV chord as the I chord.

A description"The Lydian Scale was not chosen as the primary scale for this system of music theory because it sounds nice or has some subjective or historical significance. Since the interval of a fifth is the building block of tonal gravity, a seven-tone scale created by successive fifths establishes the most vertically unified harmonic order whereby the gravity falls down each fifth back to the singular Lydian tonic. When seven ascending consecutive fifths (i.e. – C, G, D, A, E, B, F#) are arranged within one single octave, the result is the Lydian Scale."

[distressed_romeo]

Hmmmm...It sounds like it's just different as opposed to being an improvement upon 'conventional' tonal thinking.