Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro 6

User  Guide  

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Mapping  Tonal  Harmony  Pro  6  
What’s  new  on  this  version  

• BRAND NEW INTERFACE – new look with sliding panels and better response
• NEW AUDIO ENGINE – smooth audio transition between chords and more control
options.
• PLAY-ALONG CAPABILITIES – play automatic accompaniments based on the
current progression. Piano, bass & drums in four different styles.
• TRANSPOSITION FOR TRANSPOSING INSTRUMENTS – you can now play
chords, progressions and play-along tracks transposed into your instrument’s key.
• COMPLETE SONGS WITH STRUCTURE (SECTIOS, REPEATS AND FIRST
ENDINGS) – add song structure with repeats, intro sections, first endings and exits.
• MODULATIONS – the map can now handle modulations. Direct, common chord and
common tone modulations.
• MIDI OUT AND MIDI-SYNC - connect to your favorite DAW, record and play with
your own samples and plugins, directly from the map or from the play-along.
• PROGRESSIONS OF UP TO SIXTY FOUR MEASURES LONG – we’ve increased
the number of measures to sixty four, in two pages.
• VIEW ENTIRE PROGRESSION – now you can view a complete page with your
progression by hiding the map.
• VIEW FUNCTIONS, CHORDS, ANALYSIS WITH BRACKETS AND ARROWS
AND CHORDSCALES – you may now choose a combination of any of these two
notation formats to be shown simultaneously
• SHARE ANALYSES ONLINE AND VIEW OTHER MAPPING TONAL
HARMONY PRO USERS’S ANALYSES – share your analysis by uploading them to
the online database and download analysis from other MTH users. You may search by
different fields and tags and sort the results to find the analysis you want.
• PREPARE WORKSHEETS WITH OR WITHOUT AUDIO TRACKS FOR YOUR
CLASS – you can create private groups to create and upload progressions that only your
group can access. This is ideal for teachers.
• CREATE, DOWNLOAD AND SHARE ANALYSIS FROM REAL AUDIO
TRACKS RECORDINGS – create analyses in audio mode and link them to a track
from your iTunes Library. Then share the analysis with other MTH users. (Note: any
MTH user must own the track to play it within the progression)

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• NEW PRINT FUNCTION – you may now print any progression including audio
analyses, using chord symbols and/or functional notation
• NEW FUNCTIONS MAPPED – we have added new functions to the map such as, the
passing diminished, and the related IIm of the subV
• VOICING BALANCE CAPABILITY – now you can adjust the volume level on each
voice in the five-note voicing independently which is a great tool for ear training to hear
bass lines or inner voice movements, etc
• ONLINE MANUAL AND TUTORIALS ACCESIBLE WITHIN THE APP
• BRAND NEW AUDIO ANALYSIS EDITING TOOL WITH VIEWABLE WAVE-
FORM GRAPH – in audio mode you now have the option to display the wave-form. An
entire new audio-analysis editing tool has been created to sync your analysis with the
audio track

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User  Guide  

Intro  Screen  
Create a Username: In order to use MTH you need a
username. This action assigns a USER ID to your
username on the online database which you will use to
access online progressions, share (and save a backup of
your progressions)

No email or any other information is needed.

Private user: you can publish your progressions on line

but no other user can access them

Public User: your public progressions will be available to any MTH user and your private
progressions will only be available to users that know your private access code.

Example:Let’s suppose mdeckspublic is a public user and the Private Code is music123.
When mdeckspublic publishes a public progression, all MTH users will find it.
When mdeckspublic publishes a private progression, only the users that know mdeckspublic’s
private code will be able to see that progression.

This is ideal for teachers who want to share homework or worksheets/analyses with their
students (classes) ONLY . So mdeckspublic gives his private code to his students and then
publishes private progressions for them to use.

If you install MTH on more than one

device (or re-install) or you need to
recover a previous username: Just type the
username and private code, tap on the OK
button and recover the user. You will be
asked to provide the answer to your
question.

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Main  menu  

Main.Menu Sliding Panel button

Show/Hide the main menu

*WHEN THE MAIN MENU IS HIDDEN THIS BUTTON IS

LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER OF THE
IPAD’S SCREEN.

Browse mode /Progression mode / Audio mode

Select the map mode.

Virtual Laser pointer & print analysis

To use the virtual laser pointer just turn the button on by
tapping on it and then tap-hold and drag your finger on any
empty space on the map to show a virtual red laser pointer
where your finger is.

Back to the Main Screen

The text displays the current map mode.

These are all the tools in common in all three map modes: Browse, Progressions & Audio
Progressions.

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Inversions  Panel  
Each inversion is represented by a specific shape which
reflects the interval number that belongs on the bass.

Before playing a function you may select its inversion by

tapping on the desire inversion icon. (Next inversion will
flash showing the next inversion to be played). The root
position may be used as default by enabling the Root Lock.

Inversions icons:
Root position. R. Circle (bass plays the root)
First inversion. 6(5). Triangle (bass plays the 3rd )
Second inversion. 64(3). Pentagon (bass plays the 5th)
Third inversion. 42. Heptagon (bass plays the 7th)
Pedal Point. PED. Anchor (bass repeat previously played note)

The inversion panel will also show the current inversion being played, while listening to any
progression or audio song.

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The progression will not contain the amount of chords per measure you’ve
selected and is waiting for input. Again, we suggest the following steps:
1. Set the original key (this step is optional but suggested when entering
complete songs and a must when in audio mode) - Tap on the
modulation button at the center of the screen.

An alert will appear letting you know that your are setting the key
for the song (you will be able to change the progression to any key after
you’ve saved it, but it will always load in that key)
The keyboard will then appear for
you to choose the key.

Just tap on the key to set the song’s original key.

2. Choose between Jazz or Non-Jazz – On the keyboard turn on/off the
Jazz button. The chords you will be entering will play accordingly.

3. Start Adding (deleting) chords – You add chords by flicking your

finger on the chords in the map (up or down)
Tip: We like better the flicking down motion when adding.
You delete chords by flicking your finger on the chords in the chord
symbols panel at the top.
Note: When creating a song we suggest entering all chords first and
then create the structure of the songs with sections, repeats and first
endings, etc. In order to keep consistency in the song structure, the app
enables and disables buttons in the editing tool (at the center of the
screen) depending on your current editing location within the song.

Enter all the chords first (with modulations, if applicable) then add
sections and repeats.

4. Save the progression – The check mark button will appear if the
progression is unsaved, you save by tapping on it.

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Common-Tone/Chord Modulation
In the following example we are inserting a modulation on the A7 (the insert point is not empty)

MTH has detected that and will open the keyboard panel so you can choose the new key.

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We’ve chosen D as the new key again. Now the map is showing you only the A chords present
in the key of D in any level.

It is important to understand that only the chords of the same type (A7 in our case) will be
considered as common-chord modulations while other chord types should be interpreted as
common-tone modulation.

Select OK and insert the chord of your choice (by flicking your finger as always)

You will be inserting it on top of the A7 (in this example) since the A7 will work as two different
functions: one in C and a different one in D

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Sections,  Repeats,  Endings  &  Exits.  
In MTH song structure is as follows:

A set of sections: || Section 1 || [Section 2 || …

Sections are indicated by a double bar-line ||

Section Possible Structures:

• Simple section with no repeats || ||

• Repeated Section ||: :||
• Repeated Section with Intro || ||: :||
st
• Section with Ending and Exit ||: [1 ending :|| exit ||
st
• Section with Intro, Ending & Exit || ||: [1 ending :|| exit ||

You may choose how many times the repeat takes place.

So MTH handles all repeat structures except several different endings (1st 2nd 3rd are always
equal) and, if there’s an ending then there must be an exit to skip the ending.

You don’t have to worry about all this since MTH enables/disables buttons depending on your
current position and structure to protect songs from being incoherent in their structure.

We suggest to edit the song structure by hiding the map and working in full view, and follow
these steps:

1. Enter sections first

Make sure you are standing at the
beginning of a measure.
MTH inserts the section to the left
of the first chord in a measure.
You will be prompt for a name for
the section. Use short names such
as :A or Verse, etc

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Creating  Audio  Progressions  
The process when creating audio progressions is very similar to creating regular progressions, so
we will just discuss a few differences. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Create a new progression: open the progression extension panel and tap on the new
progression button (exactly as you when creating a regular progression)

You will be asked to select a song from your iTunes Library. Remember you can only
analyzed and play audio progressions if the track is present (locally) in your iTunes
Library (cloud items will not work)

2. The app will open your iTunes Library where you will select the song you wish to
analyze. Choose the song and it will load into MTH

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Studying  Audio  Progressions
Here are a few tips when studying audio progressions

1. When you tap on a chord in an audio progression the audio play marker moves to the
chord’s location in the audio track. (you will then play the progression starting at this
point in the song).

Notice that if the chord belongs to a repeat you can iterate thru the chords locations in
the audio track by re-tapping on it.

Here’s the Bb tap once. The song will start playing from that audio marker.

Here’s the Bb tap twice. The song will start on the second repeat where that Bb appears.

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Print  the  progression  
You may print the progression in any key, showing functional and/or chord notation

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