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Is Victor Wooten right? Music Theory is SIMPLE!
I want to talk about a very interesting video by Victor Wooten called: Music theory is Simple! https://youtu.be/HJCXPUx5_Tw In the video Wooten asks the audience this: "…okay, how many keys are there? I say it's 12. Good answer, but wrong. How many how many keys you're about to say? 12 right? that was my answer.... Continue Reading →
How to use the Download Code provided via email when you purchase on mDecks.com
After you purchase an item on mDecks.com, PayPal will automatically redirect you to the download page. You will also receive an email with a backup code to download the file (just in case the redirect fails) Here's a 30 second video showing how to use the code in your email. Copy the code to the... Continue Reading →
The Universal Encyclopedia of Scales by mDecks Music
The Universal Encyclopedia of Scales is a fully interactive PDF containing all 2048 scales in music, organized over the circle of fifths, with 2600+ pages of information. The encyclopedia includes chapters on scale theory, several master indexes by mode count and note count, source scales, symmetrical scales, and hexatonic bi-triadic scales. Each scale has its... Continue Reading →
Reharmonizing the V7 with the SubV7
One of the most-often-used re-harmonization of the V7 is done by replacing that chord with the subV7. Which chord is the subV7 The subV7 is a dominant chord a tritone away from the V7 (also a half step above the tonic or I) Why does the subV7 work as a substitute of the V7? There... Continue Reading →
Decoding the Circle of Fifths Chart description
The "Decoding The Circle of Vths" Chart is laid out as a poster sized page of 18 x 24. In high resolution PDF format. The chart is organized in six sections: The Circle and the Mode/Transposition Formula Symmetry and Inversions over the circle Limited-Mode Structures Most Common Source Scales and their Modes Secondary & Substitute... Continue Reading →
Learn Music, Challenge your Mind
For the human brain, Music is the ultimate challenge. 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 (musical instrument), embedded in an imaginary grid of Time. Music can change your life, but can also change... Continue Reading →
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