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Tag: music theory
Formula for Improvising
Formula for Improvising —This article will help you start the process of improvising so you can jam with other musicians and create your own music…
Six Note Jazz Solo
Six Note Jazz Solo —In jazz, dissonance is a virtue. It gives a solo texture and color. The flat third and flat seventh are especially sexy tones…
Songwriting Tips from the Pros
Making Music asked professional songwriters for their favorite songwriting tips.Make your own songs sizzle by embracing these great tips from the pros….
Texture in Music
Just as physical materials have texture, so does music—though, of course, texture in music is characterized by sound, not feel. You might describe the texture of a song or piece in terms of range, dynamics, articulation, or rhythmic complexity….
Secrets to Skillful Sight Reading
Making Music offers the following secrets to skillful sight reading to help make your musical journey a more fulfilling one.
Essential Italian Dictionary for Musicians
Print out this Italian dictionary in your instrument case or music bag as a helpful cheat-sheet to refer to when you’re lost in translation.
How to Develop Relative Pitch
A well-developed sense of relative pitch allows you to hear and recognize relationships between notes (intervals), even if you don’t know the note names.
History of the Staff
Seventh century music scholar Isidore of Seville said it was impossible to notate music. Boy, was he ever wrong: there is evidence that notation was practiced by the Egyptians in 3,000 BC. Ancient Greece also had a system, and other forms arose in China and Japan. Now you too can know the proper history of the staff.
How to Build a Chord in Three Easy (Half) Steps.
You can learn how to build a chord very easily. Believe it or not, you don’t even need to know how to read music, just follow this chart…