Music theory Start composing! Updated on 19 February 2024 Hi, In this post I would like to broach the subject of musical composition. Foreword Whether you are an experienced musician or a beginner, have you ever thought about creating your own music?
Music theory Music theory - Minor scales 4/4: Melodic minor scales Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi everyone ! This is the last post in a series about minor scales. Here are the first one, the second one and the third one. In the first one I introduced the 3
Music theory Music theory - Minor scales 3/4: Harmonic scales Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi again ! This is the third post in a series about minor scales. In the first one I introduced the 3 kind of minor scales. In the second one I listed all the
Music theory Music Theory - Minor Scales 2/4: List of natural minor scales Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi all, In my previous post, I presented the 3 kind of minor scales that are commonly used. Today, let's make the list of all the natural minor scales. As usual,
Music theory Music Theory - Minor Scales 1/4: Introduction Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi everyone ! In this new series of 4 new music theory posts, we will talk about minor scales, starting with 3 kind of minor scales. In the next 3 posts, we'll
Music theory Music Theory: Chords 6/6: How to name the chords Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi all, This is the last post in a series of 6 posts dedicated to 3 notes chords. Please follow these links to get a quick access to the previous posts Part 1
Music theory Music Theory : Chords 5/6: Inversions Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi all, This is the 5th post in a series of 6 posts dedicated to 3 notes chords. Please follow these links to get a quick access to the previous posts Part 1
Music theory Music Theory : Chords 4/6: The suspended chord Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi all, This is the 4th post in a series of 6 posts dedicated to the fundamentals of music theory for chords. Please follow these links to get a quick access to the
Music theory Music Theory: Chords - 3/6: The diminished and the augmented triad Updated on 19 February 2024 Hi, Today, let’s resume music theory! This post is the 3rd one in a series of 4 posts dedicated to the fundamentals of music theory for chords. Please follow these links to
Music theory Music theory: Chords 2/6: The minor triad Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi, In the previous post, we learned the concepts of chord, triad, triad in root position and major chord in root position. Today, we'll see one more triadic chord : the minor
Music theory Music theory: Chords 1/6: Introduction to chords, triads, and major chords in root position Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi, Let's talk about chords ! This series of 6 posts is meant to be read after this other series of posts on melodic intervals, but you can skip them if you
Music theory Music theory: key signatures 3/4: major keys - flats Updated on 19 February 2024 In this post, we see how are made all key signatures for major scales, using flats. That is F major, B♭ major E♭ major A♭ major D♭ major G♭ major C♭ major
Music theory Music theory: key signatures 2/4: major keys - sharps Updated on 23 November 2023 In this post, we see how are made all key signatures for major scales, using sharps. That is G major, D major A major E major B major F♯major C♯major
Music theory Music theory: key signatures 1/4 Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi, It’s me again. Today we will talk about key signatures. I divided this topic in 4 articles, to make it easear to understand. First of all, I strongly encourage you to
Music theory Music theory : almost all major scales Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi everyone, Now that you know almost everything about Accidentals, it's about time we reach the next level! We will construct all usual major scales. (using the same recipe, that is
Music theory Music theory : accidentals 2/2 : double accidentals Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi, In the previous article, we first learnt what were ♭ and ♯ ... See this post for details ! Today, we'll discover 2 more accidentals : * double sharp : 𝄪 * double flat : 𝄫 Their use is mainly related
Music theory Music theory : accidentals 1/2 : usual accidentals Updated on 23 November 2023 Hi, You may already have understood the way the symbols ♭ and ♯ behave ! We already saw these in the post about note names , distance between notes , and major scales construction. Here is a detailed
Music theory Music theory : Basic Rhythm Notation Updated on 05 February 2024 Hi, in this post we will deal with basic rhythm. Some technical terms you won't use a lot .... Put your metronome at 60 beats per minute. By the way, this means
Music Theory & Composition Music theory : major scales contruction Updated on 23 November 2023 In this post we will talk about scales. First be sure you fully understand distance between notes Now that we know what a semi-tone and a whole-tone (two semi-tones) are, it is easy.
Music Theory & Composition Music Theory: Notes name basics Updated on 19 February 2024 Hi, In this article, we will talk about notes names, clef, staff... I strongly recommend that you play every single example on your instrument (and on a piano if your main instrument isn&