Rhythm is how we perceive and measure time. Humanity awoke to the awareness of passing of time in the passing of days and seasons. Logically, then, days and years became the basis of the language of time.
Tag: music theory
Just Play Piano – Chord Numbers
By the end of this video you will be able to not only play a couple chord numbers, but using the same principle play any chords with numbers.
Just Play Piano – Basic Music Theory
In just five short minutes you will learn basic music theory and trust us when we say it goes a long way to learning an instrument.
Math Can Make You a Better Musician
Drummer Clayton Cameron explains the different styles of drumming by using what he calls A-Rhythm-Etic. In other words, he credits his skill with drumming thanks to math!
Learn the Circle of Fifths
The circle of fifths is a visual diagram that arranges the 12 pitches and keys so that it’s easy to begin to recognize those relationships.
Everyday Chord Sequence
The Andalusian Cadence or Diatonic Phrygian Tetrachord, written I – bVII – bVI – V (A-G-F-E in the key of A), is the most frequently used musical sequence.
Piano Exercises: Make Your Hands Stronger
For the pianist, there’s no such thing as a dominant hand. Here are some exercises to strengthen hand coordination and independence.
Making Sense of Metric Modulations
Have you ever played a song or a piece with a marking in the middle stating♩=♪ or something similar? If this puzzling marking left you scratching your head, you’re not alone! After all, since our days in elementary school music class, we’ve been taught that whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and so on, all have distinct rhythmic values.
A Guide to Scale Degrees
A scale is a collection of pitches that follows a set pattern of ascending or descending intervals. A major scale, for example, may start on any note, as long as the subsequent notes follow the appropriate pattern of whole steps and half steps. The same is true of minor scales—but with a different pattern of steps, of course.
How to Count Rhythm
Sometimes, musicians are so concerned with playing the right notes, that they put rhythmic accuracy on the backburner. Don’t let that be you! Rhythm is largely responsible for giving music its energy, and in ensemble playing, it’s essential to ensuring that everyone stays together.