Diatonic Harmony – Music Composition and Theory
The word ‘diatonic’ can be used to describe both scales and harmony. Scales are considered to be a series of single notes moving either up … Read more
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Musical Composition for Beginners To Practice More Effectively
Musical Composition for Beginners Musical composition is a slightly odd area of musical study in as much as it usually requires a method of notation … Read more
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
9 Famous Comedians and the Piano In The World
It takes more than one talent to be funny at the piano. The music itself can be funny, of course, or the person playing the … Read more
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
Classical Vs Flamenco Guitar (Difference Between Classical and Flamenco Guitar)
When you first start learning about guitars, it not uncommon to mistake an acoustic guitar for a classical one. They are fairly similar and it’s … 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
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