Thursday January 26 2023, 3:30 AM
What Is The Fundamental Frequency In Music? When it comes to audio terms in the world of music, getting to the science behind sound waves and pitch can literally make your brain explode. It's great for the geniuses out there to go and...
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Monday November 28 2022, 4:00 AM
Music Education Quotes Learning the art of music is a beautiful thing. Classroom settings often have inspirational quotes to help young and older musicians keep going and keep finding the will to practice their craft. Sometimes the...
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Sunday November 27 2022, 1:30 AM
What Is Sight Reading? Want to learn one of the coolest superpowers known to the music world? Okay, I may be exaggerating a bit here, but I'm proud to say that I'm a professional sight-reader that has been studying the art for over a decade....
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Saturday October 22 2022, 10:00 AM
What Is A Pickup In Music? Not enough credit goes to really well-placed pickup notes or pickup phrases in music. When a pickup is done correctly, it can serve as the perfect intro that sets the tone for the structure of a song. But what...
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Monday July 25 2022, 3:57 PM
What Is A Musical Motif? A motif in music is a short, often thematic phrase within a piece of music that appears more than once, giving the listener a sense of familiarity. A similar phrase called a musical cell is a very short rhythmic or...
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Wednesday July 6 2022, 4:45 PM
Transposition Charts Many people don't know this, but there are three different types of transposition charts that musicians are usually on the hunt for. Instrumentalists in a band or orchestra may be looking for a particular type of chart...
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Thursday June 2 2022, 7:45 PM
The Hungarian Minor Scale This rare scale is a minor scale that has a raised fourth and a raised seventh. It has many names, which can confuse things when trying to find examples of this scale in popular songs. It is sometimes referred to...
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Saturday April 23 2022, 12:00 PM
What Is The Melodic Minor Scale? Minor scales are cool and all, but the melodic minor scale is my favorite type of minor scale. The most common minor scale is the natural one, which has the same ascending and descending. A minor is the...
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Monday March 28 2022, 2:20 PM
Why Are There Only 7 Notes In An Octave?  If you are used to hearing only seven notes in an octave, then chances are, you have a long way to go when discovering the many scales used across the world. There are seven notes in widely used...
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Tuesday February 1 2022, 8:29 AM
What Is Solfege? Solfege, sometimes referred to as solfeggio or solfa, is a musical system that makes it easy to identify notes on a scale when it comes to Western music traditions.  With Solfege, people of all ages can easily learn about...
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