Appoggiaturas In Music: What Are They? Listen to my podcast on appoggiaturas here: Here is the transcript if you would like to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane and this is more good stuff you really ought to know. … Continue reading →
Polytonality involves playing two chords at the same time, usually in opposite hands.
Continue reading →You can create motion in your songs by adding passing tones to your repertoire of piano techniques.
Continue reading →The word “poly” means, of course, “many”, so polytonality in this context means “more than one tonality”
Continue reading →There are several different kinds of non-harmonic tones including appoggiaturas.
Continue reading →Non-harmonic tones are simply melody notes that are not part of the chord in force at the moment. For example, if the chord is C7, the chord notes are C, E, G, and Bb. Any other note in the melody … Continue reading →
