Articles tagged with: Intervals
Inversions in music are the idea of ‘flipping’ two notes around. So in stead of the intervals from C to G (which is 5 notes away – C D E F G) you simply invert …
In a C Major Scale you have the notes C D E F G A B C.
In this video I explain the use of notes in reference to the Key Signature they are in. So …
Let’s look at the graph below:
Key Signatures can get tricky. Asking this question is like saying in math “why not have just a plus sign (+) instead of both a plus (+) and minus sign …
Basic Intervals in music allow you to understabd chord strcutires and nthe realtive distance between notes. Why is this important? Because its everything that music revolves around – notes!
Let’s base this off of the ‘C’ …
Are Open Strings a Chord?
Yes. The definition of a chord is anything that is two notes or more. If you played the open strings E and A, you would be playing a chord. The chord …
What is Drop C Tuning?
Drop C tuning is C G C F A D. An easy way to think of this is as Drop D, but then bringing every string down a whole step.
You can …
There are a number of different ways you can tune the guitar:
1.) The guitar is standard as E A D G B E. So when you tune the guitar to itself, you ONLY need ONE …
To understand Harmony, you must first understand Intervals. After you write the melody, use intervals (usually within the key signature) to give it a hip feel. Harmony can be in intervals of fifths, fourths, sevenths, …
What is Solfege?
Solfege is referring to the notes in a scale an intervallic name. Have you heard of ‘Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do’? Well – that’s Solfege! So instead of referring to …
Seventh Chords in music are important because they add a new level of harmony to your work. This new harmonic element allows you to play more styles of music, sounds, and techniques.
We all know a …
OK so I get ALOT of questions about Music Intervals.
Intervals are the distance between two points – so Music Intervals are simply the distance between to notes.
It’s simple, so don’t be discouraged I’m going to …
