ezralafleurThe Neapolitan Sixth (sometimes) ChordThe Neapolitan Chord is a major chord built off the flattened second degree of a scale and oddly enough, appears all over in music from the…Oct 9, 2015Oct 9, 2015
ezralafleurWhat are musical modes, anyways?Modes could be considered one of the fundamental building blocks in the ideas of Western music. They are collections of notes in a specific…Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
ezralafleurThe Story of Fife and Drum BluesOne of the forgotten styles of Country Blues is Fife and Drum Blues from the Hill Country of Mississippi. This style of music is distinct…Sep 24, 2015Sep 24, 2015
ezralafleurWhy I De-fretted My Guitar or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Untempered TuningI’ve recently discovered an interest in microtonal scales and the intricacies of tuning systems across the world. This started out while…Sep 17, 2015Sep 17, 2015