Music Theory

You don’t need to pay to learn music. The internet is filled with tons of resources for you to use at no charge. — Benefits Of Learning Music Music is known to have positive effects on your psyche. It is a great skill to have most popular hobbies, a great form of entertainment and is something that anyone can learn. It’s an activity that can also help you to relieve stress and also can be a great thing…

And one I would never retake. — It was 2016. As I rushed into the classroom, my clothes were soaking wet from the November rain. I was never one to bring an umbrella. I sat awkwardly in one of the only seats left in the corner. Everyone looked at me and then looked away to continue their…

Music theory doesn’t prohibit anything to composers…for better or worse. — One of the most common questions I get from the composition-curious is “I want to do [insert melody, chord progression, etc. here], does music theory allow that?” The short answer is always Yes. Music theory isn’t prescriptive. It doesn’t tell you what you can and can’t do. Music theory is…

Yes, it’s a thing. If you relate, perhaps my story can help you too. — Last night’s session was a nightmare. Don’t get me wrong — I had a ton of fun, I was in good company, and people appreciated my singing. But it was a nightmare on my vocal chords, because I once again relapsed and fell back into a bad habit I’m now…

Cracking Chord progressions In this article, you’ll learn 5 popular chord progressions using the same 4 chords. Each Chord Progression is shown using Chord Symbols. Each progression is also represented using Roman Numerals and the Nashville Numbering System for describing Chord Progressions. I’ll show each progression in the key of G. After each…

Thoughts on learning piano as an adult The piano is a beautiful instrument, those 88 keys are the cheat codes to every frequency of musical happiness. Every beautiful auditory pleasure imaginable. A good pianist can decode the language of Claude Debussy whilst still marvelling at the sheer complexity of understanding…

Chopin’s Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 №4, still captivates audiences, even 170 years after his death. Chopin’s set of preludes that cover all 24 major and minor keys are a great starting place to learn how to analyze his work, as it can be dense. An analysis of the…

How different notes create different levels of drama Last time, I talked about all of the notes that were possible for a musician to choose when composing a melody, and also about one of the famous and often used scales, ‘The Major Scale’. So this time, I want to expand…