Polychords are chords constructed from two or more separate chords. Composers and improvisers use polychords as a resource for rich and comp...
The chords every piano and keyboard player should know are the basic Major, minor, Augmented, and diminished chords, and seventh chords. The...
The easiest chords to play on the guitar are the Major, Minor and Seventh chords in open voicings. These chords use open strings and no more...
In music, Transposition occurs when we take a group of notes and move that group up or down by a certain interval. For example, if we take a...
(You may want to read the articles about Scales, the Major Scale, or Key Signatures first.)There are 12 different Major Scales: One with no ...
(You may want to review intervals, chord symbols and chord roots before reading this page or watching the video.)The video demonstrates some...
Most chords are constructed from major or minor thirds. Quartal chords are chords that are constructed from fourths. Quintal chords are cons...
If we label our musical materials, ideas, or sections with the letters of the alphabet we can show how musical forms are created. Any single...
Melody is the horizontal line of pitch and rhythm. Melody stands out in the foreground of music whereas harmony and accompaniment are usuall...
Musical Dynamics indicate the loudness of music. We use the Italian terms piano and forte to indicate soft and loud. They are usually abbrev...
The chords of the Major and Minor scales can be indicated by roman numerals.Major chord: I, II, III, etc. Minor chord: i, ii, iii, etc. Augm...
Chord Roots: The Root of any chord will be the note which corresponds to the letter name of the chord. For example, the root of a C-Major ch...
There are various Chord Symbols that can be combined to indicate many different types of chords. Basic Chord Symbols: Letter Name (e.g., C) ...
Extended Chords are chords extended past seventh chords.If we stack a third upon any seventh chord we now have a Ninth Chord. If we stack a ...
Chords are notes played simultaneously. The most commonly used chords are constructed from stacked thirds. Chords can also be constructed fr...
A Mode is a type of scale created by establishing a new tonic within a preexisting scale.Example:The C Major scale has these notes: C, D, E,...
Key Signatures tell us what notes are sharp or flat in a scale. When we say we are in the Key of F Major we are saying that we are using the...
The notes of Major and Minor scales have specific names, called Scale Degrees. They have both a number and a name. The Scale Degree numbers ...
Repeat Signs tell us to repeat a certain section of music during performance. A Repeat Sign looks like a double bar with two dots by it. In ...
Measures are groupings of notes, usually grouped by meter. Bar Lines show us where one measure ends and another begins.There are different t...