Here's a quick chart on the E major & minor, B major & minor and D# major & minor arpeggios for your reference ... Want to learn more ... Arpeggios, otherwise known as broken chords form the base harmonic support for songs of many styles from Classical to Jazz to Contemporary Pop. Unlike chords,
Here's a table of flat key signatures for your reference ... When written on the stave, the key signatures will look like this: You’ll notice that to work out the major key signatures that use flats, we had to count DOWN 5 notes from C To remember the order of flats go back to:
Here's a quick chart on the D major & minor, A major & minor and Bb major & minor arpeggios for your reference ... Want to learn more ... Arpeggios, otherwise known as broken chords form the base harmonic support for songs of many styles from Classical to Jazz to Contemporary Pop. Unlike chords,
Key signatures are indicators that state what key the piece is in. Rather than writing # and b before the notes every single time we use Key Signatures at the beginning of the piece and at the start of every new line of music. Notice the order: clef, key signature, time signature (If in
Here's a quick chart on the C major & minor, G major & minor and F major & minor arpeggios for your reference ... Want to learn more ... Arpeggios, otherwise known as broken chords form the base harmonic support for songs of many styles from Classical to Jazz to Contemporary Pop. Unlike chords,
Let's talk about Major Scales. Major scales are based on the C natural minor scale (play all the white keys from one C to the next). This scale is called the Ionian Mode. Major scales create happy, bright sounds. The major scale pattern is: The major scale pattern will only work when the scale is
Based on chords, the keys are struck individually in succession to form broken chords (otherwise known as arpeggios). This creates a harp like effect. Most arpeggios are based on the Tonic (1st note of the scale) Mediant (3rd note of the scale) Dominant (fifth note of the scale) Root position – the notes are
Modes are known as the natural minor scale. They are very easy to play because they require only white keys Modes were popular prior to the Baroque Period (pre 1600) and were known as Church Modes. They regained popularity in the Romantic Period (1800’s) and continue to be used in current music. Let's get
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The acciaccatura (/at-tchak-ka-TOO-ra) is a form of musical ornamentation. It is also known as a “grace” note or a “crushed” note. When written, it is a small pitched (written in the stave) quaver with a diagonal line running through it. To play an acciaccatura accurately, you must crush the small note into
There are 2 patterns ... There are 5 keys between each of the scales For example: C to G is 5 notes (C, D, E, F, G) and G to D is another 5 notes etc Every time we move to a new scale (5 notes higher) we gain a new sharp which is
How To Play A Triplet A triplet is a rhythmic technique used to create interest. It will usually show 3 notes of the same value being covered with a bracket or slur with the number 3. This number 3 does not indicate fingering, but a time element. The triplet will see 3 notes
Scales are a form of technical exercise They are made of 8 notes (1 octave) progressing in alphabetical order (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A) There are 3 kinds of scales ... Major scales – these are used for happy sounds Minor scales – these are used for sad sounds Chromatic scales
A musical accent is identical to the “greater or more than” sign in maths. It consists of a small baseless triangle pointing towards the right hand side. Placed above the note head (or below, if the note is under the middle line) it indicates that the note must be played with more