How Music Works: Music Theory and Music Practice
Liberating insights regarding the usefulness and limitations of Music Theory and the gap between Music Theory and Music Practice…
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How Music Works: Chromaticism: Ascending Melodic Minor Scale
Lesson Goal: To recognize and hear a commonly used chromaticism: cancellation of the key signature to indicate usage of the ascending melodic minor scale…
How Music Works: Chromaticism: Leading Tone in a Minor Key
Lesson Goal: To recognize and hear a commonly used chromaticism: the leading tone in a minor key… in all minor keys…
How Music Works: Chromaticism: Chord Tone Embellishment
Lesson Goal: To understand how chromaticism is used to embellish a chord tone and how to recognize and hear it in all kinds of music…
How Music Works: Pachelbel’s Canon
Lesson Goals: To think about, read, hear, practice, and perform Pachelbel’s Canon like an artist…
How Music Works: A Practical Lesson in Tonality
A powerful composition and improvisation idea is to transform a melody by playing it in a different tonality…
How Music Works: How to Read Music
Lesson Goal: To understand how to read music like a musician, not like a robot…
How Music Works: Music Composition Case Study
A rich collection of short and sweet lessons that will demystify the process of music composition and teach you tons about how music works…
How Music Works: Minor Triad Patterns for Composers & Improvisers
Elevate your musicianship by internalizing these Minor Triad Patterns commonly used in all kinds of music!
How Music Works: Major Triad Patterns for Composers & Improvisers
Elevate your musicianship by internalizing a variety of Major Triad Patterns commonly used in all kinds of music!