Melody Of A Song – How Is It Made? Good morning. This is Duane and we’re doing a series called “Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know About Music,” all related to music theory. We’ve talked about the various kinds … Continue reading →
How The Tune Of a Song Comes From Scales Today, I’d like to illustrate how simple music really is and how the tune of a song comes from scales. Let me play The First Noel. I’ll just play a part … Continue reading →
How Chords Relate To Melodies (The Tune of a Song) Good morning. This is Duane, and I’d like to talk today about the way chords relate to the tune of a song. You know that in every song there’s a … 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 →
How To Play The Melody (Tune) Of A Song With One Finger Musicians refer to a particular style of playing as the “single finger” technique. To non-musicians, that sounds a lot like the “hunt and peck” technique – using only … Continue reading →
Most piano players play the melody (the tune) of a song just one way — usually with just the single-finger technique, or sometimes with the octave technique. But there are MANY different methods for playing the melody – watch this … Continue reading →
