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38-Pentatonic Scales
Jan 28, 2018Pentatonic scales are five note scales that span the length of an octave. Major and minor scales, along with their respective modes, are all considered "heptatonic" or "seven note" scales. These scale...
37-Counterpoint Pt.3
Jan 14, 2018Continuing our discussion from episode 35-Counterpoint Pt.2, it's time to tackle 3rd and 4th species counterpoint! We have already built our cantus firmus and tried it out with 1st and 2nd species cou...
36-The Jury (Stage Fright)
Dec 31, 2017In the school of music, we have the "Jury". This terrifying moment occurs at the end of the semester when the student must display their progress, on their instrument, in front of a panel of professor...
35-Counterpoint Pt.2
Dec 03, 2017Continuing our discussion from episode 34-Counterpoint Pt.1, we will now discuss species counterpoint. We have already built our cantus firmus. Now, we will add a voice, using first species counterpoi...
34-Counterpoint Pt.1
Nov 19, 2017Counterpoint, the art of combining two or more independent melodic lines, is a practice that has been around for hundreds of years. However, not a lot of musicians are familiar with the term. In this ...
33-The Dawn of Music
Nov 05, 2017In the beginning, before written history, our ancestors left artifacts and paintings that gave us clues as to how they once lived. This being a few million years ago, one can only speculate on how or ...
32-7th Chords Pt. 1: II7, V7
Oct 16, 2017We've given the 7th chords a good listen. Now it's time to discuss the theory behind them and some of the conventions to consider while using them in part writing. This episode will focus on the ii7 a...
31-Harmonic Progression Pt.2: I,ii7,IV,V7
Oct 01, 2017Continuing where Episode 18 left off, this episode will feature the diatonic chords I, II7, IV and V7 (in major and minor). Listen for those chord qualities (major, minor, dominant 7th and minor 7th) ...
30-Stuff You See On A Score
Sep 17, 2017You may be familiar with notes, key signatures and meter signatures. But, there's a lot more happening on a music score. Various markings, such as crescendo, forte, fortissimo and pianissimo, can tell...
29-Intervals 2.0
Sep 03, 2017Just in case we haven't said everything we need to say about intervals, it's time we said a little more! We will have a quick recap on the basic intervals followed by an extended discussion on other i...