Are Music Theory And The Blues Somehow Related? Good morning, this is Duane. Today, I’d like to talk about music theory and the blues. Music theory is behind all kinds of music because all kinds of music can be broken … Continue reading →
Chromatic & whole tone scales: Important in music theory Good morning, this is Duane Shinn. Today I would like to talk about Music Theory On Scales & Chords. You’ll have to excuse my voice today. I have a very bad … Continue reading →
Secondary Dominant Chords: What In The World Are They? Good morning. This is Duane. Today, I’d like to talk about the concept in music theory called secondary dominant chords. Do you know what a dominant is? It’s a 5-chord in … Continue reading →
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town & He’s Bringing Some Easy Music Theory With Him… Here is the transcript of the video so you can follow along: Good morning. This is Duane and Merry Christmas to you. Did you know … Continue reading →
Did You Know That Music Is Based On Natural “Laws” – Music Theory? How many of these facts do you know about music & piano playing? Test yourself and then check the answers at the bottom of the page: Did … Continue reading →
Enharmonic: What Does It Mean in Music? Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to talk about enharmonic notes, enharmonic scales and enharmonic keys. Enharmonic, the word, means sounds the same, but it’s written differently. For example, that … Continue reading →
“Why Do I Need To Learn Chords? I Just Want To Play Songs — not learn all that music theory!” Over the years many people have said something like that to me. That’s pretty much like saying “I just want … Continue reading →
The N-6 Chord: What In The World Is It? Here is a podcast on the subject: Here is the transcript of the podcast if you want to follow along: Hi. This is Duane again with another tip on “Good Stuff, … Continue reading →
Melody, Rhythm & Harmony – The “Big 3” Of Music Have you ever asked yourself “What is music made of?” If so, you probably came up with a list of a half-dozen different elements, maybe including lyrics, tone color, expression, … Continue reading →
As we all know, music is a universal language. However, music can not be music if it is not accompanied by instruments. The piano is one of the most prominent music instruments of all time. However, not many people know … Continue reading →
