Music Theory – Piano-ology

Blues School: The Major Blues Scale, Theory & Ear Training

The Major Blues Scale is the lesser known cousin of the minor blues scale. Sometimes called the Jazz Blues Scale,

The Minor Blues Scale is the blues scale that most people are familiar with, so much so that it usually

In order to play like an artist, one need to appreciate both the utility and limitations of Music Theory:

A prerequisite to Transposing Harmony like a musician is to conceive and hear the music in functional musical terms, not just as

A prerequisite to Transposing a Melody like a musician is to conceive of and hear the melody in meaningful musical

The commonly-prescribed formula for transposing is to count how many half steps the new key is above or below the

Transposition is the process of playing or rewriting a piece of music in other than the original key. There are

A simple, but very effective, way to musically expand a single chord is to play a Moving Bass Line under the Stationary

Suspension means to temporarily delay the resolution of one or more chord tones. Here, for example, is a C Minor Rootless

Suspension means to temporarily delay the resolution of one or more chord tones. Here, for example, is a C Major Rootless