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 →
10 Music Words Explained You remember elementary school, right? If you were like many, you were given a weekly list of words that you not only had to spell correctly but you also had to define. Your teacher may have … Continue reading →
Monophony, homophony, polyphony – or is it all bologna? If you decide to study how music is constructed, you’ll enter the world of music theory. Music theorists spend all of their time studying the nuts and bolts of music. Think … 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 →
Don’t Be a Fool – April Or Otherwise. Learn How Music Works! Since this is April 1st as I’m writing this, and people are playing April Fools jokes on each other all over, I thought that I would take this … 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 →
What are Overtones in Music? What do I need to know about them? Hello. This is Duane with “More Good Stuff, You Really Ought to Know.” What I’d like to cover this month is something called the “Overtone Series.” It’s … Continue reading →
The “Amen” Chord Progression: The Plagal Cadence As you know, the phrase “chord progressions” implies that chords move, or progress, from chord to chord to chord. There are several chord progressions that repeat over and over again in music, and … Continue reading →
What Is a Canon in Music? Listen to my podcast on canons and you will understand: And here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello again. This is Duane with More Good Stuff, You Really Ought to Know. Today, I’d … Continue reading →
