• Beyond Distance: The Second Dimension of Intervals

    Intervals are vital in the understanding of melody and harmony because they are the relationship between “two” notes – the distance between them.

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    The Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression vs the 7-3-6 Chord Progression

    Today, we’ll be considering the relationship between the minor 2-5-1 progression and the 7-3-6 chord progression

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    Week 5: Major Sixth Chord + Chord Cheat Sheet

    Our focus today is on the various ways to form the major sixth chord and how to play it in all 12 keys.

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    How To Play Seventh Chords with Just Two Notes

    In this post, you’ll learn to play seventh chords like major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, and half-diminished seventh with just two notes.

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    Scale Formation: Casting Out The Devil In Music

    In medieval times (400AD – 1400AD), the intervals of an augmented fourth or a diminished fifth were known as “the devil in music.” Learn what happens when you cast this interval out of the major scale.

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    “Part-Over-Root” Voicings Of Seventh Chords

    If you desire to go beyond triads and start incorporating seventh chords into your playing, the part-over-root voicing is certainly a voicing technique to consider.

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    Ecological Perspectives to Career in Music

    Playing any instrument early in life is beautiful. Beyond setting you apart from other kids like it did our founder, it can also be financially rewarding into adulthood, to say the least. So many of the world’s greatest musicians started with one instrument or another early in life, but after playing for a while, discovered […]

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