How many possible chords are there in music? This is a question I remember thinking about when I started learning music theory but have never answered. Until now! Warning: This is some...
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Keeping a music journal is an excellent tool for musicians. I talk about some of the benefits of keeping a music journal here, but I never really touched on how to keep a journal and what to journal...
When thinking diatonically in functional harmony, we harmonize and build chords based on the Diatonic Scale (Major Scale and its modes). This creates strong and common chord progressions. But what...
Tertian harmony describes music and chords constructed with thirds. Based on the diatonic scale, and the basic concept of intervals, these thirds are either minor (an interval of 3 semitones) or...
Keeping a music journal has been one of the best habits I've developed to improve my craft as a musician, composer, and producer. In my journal, I include: My ideas, goals, progress, and current...
The most basic chords in music are called triads. A triad is made of three notes, hence the name. It's a tertian chord, meaning that it is built from stacking thirds. Therefore a triad consists...