Cadences: An Introduction
It is vital to understand cadences if you want to write or analyse music. They are music’s version of punctuation, giving structure and space to a piece. This allows the listener to process what they are hearing, adding clarity to the music. They also instil a sense of direction in the music. This blog will introduce the 4 types of cadences: how they are constructed, and what effect they have on the music.
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Naming Chords: An Introduction
This is the third instalment of my series on Music Theory: An Introduction. An important skill for anyone wanting to write or analyse music is to be able to identify chords. This month we will begin by introducing how to name them.
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Circle of Fifths: An Introduction
The second instalment to my ‘An Introduction’ Music Theory series. This time we talk about the circle of fifths, and how to work out any major or minor scale from it.
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Time Signatures: An Introduction
As a music teacher, I have a lot of students who fixate on notes and harmony, and only think of rhythm as an afterthought once everything else is sorted. But funnily enough rhythm is one of the most important aspects of music. Try taking away the distinctive rhythm from John Williams’ The Imperial March, and you’d have something completely unrecognisable! Today’s blog is going focus specifically on Time Signatures.
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