Here are links to the series of Music Theory Articles I am writing for Musicians Unite. I thought it would be worthwhile putting them in order so you can follow through from the start. It will be updated as new articles are published. The Importance Of Learning The Major Scale […]
Music Theory
In previous articles we have looked at Diatonic Chords. We can also build scales in the same way. These are called modes, and from what I’ve seen, they strike fear into the heart of some musicians, so please bear with it, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Again we […]
Modes – Not As Scary As They Sound!
In my last article we looked at what basic chords are contained in a key. Now let’s expand upon these basic triads and make the chords slightly more interesting. As we learnt, a chord is made up of every other note of the scale, so what happens if we add […]
Expanding The Chords In A Key
In my last article we compared the difference between the Major and Natural Minor Scales and learnt that the notes of a Natural Minor Scale are referred to by their relative position to their corresponding Major Scale. A Major Scale A B C# D E F# G# 1st 2nd […]
Diatonic Chords – Figuring Out The Chords In A Major ...
The Major Scale forms the basis of most western music and our way of describing notes to each other and on paper. The Major Scale is made up of a series of intervals of either a tone or a semi-tone. They always follow the same pattern of intervals no matter […]
The Importance Of The Major Scale
Music Theory… that dreaded subject! It seems to divide opinion more than many other subjects in music. It will ruin my creativity, I don’t like rules, its too complicated etc. To a certain extent I agree with the above. I don’t like rules, but rules are there to be broken, […]