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
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Classical Guitar Vs Jazz Guitar (Difference Between Classical Guitar and Jazz Guitar)
As strange as it may sound, classical guitars and jazz guitars have a few things in common. Naturally, these similarities they share aren’t really hardware … Read more
Classical Guitar Vs Electric Guitar (Difference Between Classical Guitar and Electric Guitar)
You absolutely don’t have to be a luthier to know that a classical guitar is a whole different type of instrument from an electric guitar. … 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
Can You Learn the Piano Without a Teacher?
Learning to play the piano without a teacher is quite possible these days. There are so many lessons, videos, and resources online. With a combination … Read more
Can Classical Guitar be Self Taught Without a Teacher?
Classical guitar has always been that one instrument where you would go and take classes. Truthfully, there is a good reason for that as well. … Read more
Beethoven’s Best Melodies (6 of Beethoven’s Best Known Melodies)
Even if you don’t know the first thing about classical music, I can guarantee there are a lot of classical tunes that you know really … Read more
Acoustic vs Classical Guitar (Differences Between Acoustic and Classical Guitar)
Getting into guitars is an exciting time. However, beginners are often times bombarded with all kinds of useful and not so useful information which can … 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