Composing Music Without Instruments – Music Composition and Theory
It is not uncommon to see images of composers of the past sitting proudly beside their harpsichords, organs or pianos with manuscript paper littered around … Read more
Dr Justin Wildridge
6 Classical Music Remixes Should Play In Your Playlist
The ‘mash-up’ and the ‘re-mix’ are now commonplace terms in the English language. Hard as it may be to believe, Classical music is not immune … Read more
5 Pieces of Classical Music Inspired by the Sounds of Nature
In my experience, as a performing musician and especially as a composer, it is almost impossible not to draw some inspiration from the sounds of … Read more
Chord Modulation – Music Composition and Theory
The idea of many tonal pieces of music, or compositions that are written in a given ‘key’, is for the composer to ‘modulate’ during the … Read more
The 5 Great Pieces of 20th Century Classical Music
This period in western Classical musical history includes an almost bewildering range of music that cannot be considered in its entirety in this brief article. … Read more
How Long Does It Take to Learn the Piano?
This question is one that could be asked of many instruments and the answer is almost always another question. To what standard? The piano, as … Read more
5 Methods of Learning Piano for Beginners
To learn an instrument, whether piano or another instrument does not have one universal approach or method. There are often similarities between teaching and learning … Read more
The Art of Composing Music
Music like painting, sculpture, dance, literature and theatre are all vital members of the family we broadly title The Arts. The ‘art’ of musical composition … Read more
Counterpoint – Music Composition and Theory
When we are describing music there are often several categories of description that are commonly used. These include but are not limited to, melody, harmony, … Read more
Functional Harmony – Music Composition and Theory
In the music of composers such as Haydn and Mozart, the harmony they regularly used in their compositions is referred to as ‘functional’. This is … Read more
Basic Ideas in Musical Composition
There are countless different types of musical compositions, each with their own focus and form. Their origins have their own stories and purpose, some simply … Read more
Piano vs Organ (Difference Between Piano and Organ)
Two of the most respected, played and composed for instruments play the central role in this particular article. I am going to attempt to make … Read more
Piano vs Synthesiser (Difference Between Piano and Synthesiser)
A piano is an instrument that is familiar to millions of people across the world. It has become iconic and is regularly admired for its … Read more
Classical vs Electronic Music (Difference Between Classical and Electronic Music)
Classical music tends towards the use of acoustic instruments, especially given that the invention of electronic instruments is a relatively new phenomenon. Historically, the classical … Read more
Is The Piano The King Of Instruments? (Answered)
There are very few instruments that come close to the aesthetic splendour and musical compass of the piano. Not many instruments can produce such a … Read more