Explore by Topic
Harmony & Analysis · Jazz Piano & Voicings · Improvisation & Scales · Practice & Musicianship · Apps & Tools
Latest Posts
-
Every time you hear or play a note you need to know/feel where that pitch lies relatively to the current key/mode or pole to understand what’s going on and where it wants to go next. I teach all my students… Read article →
-
Major Pentatonic in Melodic Minor
Is there a major pentatonic that can be used in Melodic Minor? Using mCircle software: enter Melodic Minor as Main Structure and Major Pentatonic in Sub-Structure Answer: Yes, and it is on the IV degree of the Melodic Minor. Read article →
-
How to remove duplicates from your iTunes Library
If you have thousands of songs, you probably have lots of duplicate tracks in your iTunes library.You might wonder… how did that happend?Well… may be you’ve imported the same CD twice, or you converted some files from aiff into mp3… Read article →
-
Upper Structures…. Triads?
If you’ve never heard the term UST (upper strucure triads) you probably wouldn’t want to read this piece unless your current playing/reading level is intermediate to advanced, in which case: you should read it. USTs is a great device for… Read article →
-
Music = B ( Repetition vs. Variation, Culture)
Music is a language where all concepts and thoughts are abstract, where semantics can be re-formulated in each work and statements are made, (using an external device, aka “musical instrument”), embedded in an imaginary grid of Time. This environment of… Read article →
-
The raised 5th assumption.
What would you assume if a raised 5th degree of the key signature’s corresponding major key, appears in the first few measures of a tonal piece? Examples:Key Signature: 0 flats, 0 sharps. Key Signature for C major. The raised 5th… Read article →
-
Why is the smallest 2nd, that can be written, negative?
If we are to write two notes a 2nd apart, we need to use 2 consecutive letters of the alphabet (such as AtoB or EtoF) or GtoA (note names repeat after G) The smallest 2nds are then B-C and E-F,… Read article →
-
Talking Intervals: Why is 2+2=3 ?
An interval of a second (2nd) is the distance between 2 notes which names are in alphabetical order (A-B, B-C, C-D, D-E, E-F, F-G) and G-A, regardless of their alteration (sharp, natural or flat). If the distance between the two… Read article →
-
Why is there an F# on C major?
C major is the key with no sharps or flats.So why is there an f# on almost every piece in C major? Well, the answer is in the piece’s harmonic progression. For a piece to be in C major, we… Read article →
