Music Matters
How to use Augmented 6th Chord in Major Keys - Music Composition
Learn how do to construct and use augmented 6th chords in major keys. This music composition lesson explains the best ways to write approach chords to Augmented 6th chords and the best ways to resolve them. After explaining how to form...
Music Matters
Use of 7th Chords - Inside the Mind of Bach
Find out how Bach makes use of seventh chords inside his music. Join us as we examine the choice of harmony and modulation, the part writing, the use of accented and unaccented passing notes, plus other features of the Bach Chorale...
Odd Quartet
Voice Leading Music Theory
Today we're going to look at voice leading. Voice leading is a way to get from chord to chord in music that makes it sound connected (and can make it easier for musicians to play). First, we will take a chord progression, add a bass line...
Brian McLogan
Find the value of x given two chords and arc measures
Learn how to solve problems with chords. A chord is a line that has its two endpoints on the circle. A chord passing through the center of the circle is refered to as the diameter of the circle. A chord divides the circle into two...
Music Matters
How to Build Major and Minor Chords - Music Theory
Learn how to build and recognise major and minor chords. This music theory lesson teaches you how to construct major and minor chords above any given note. Two techniques are explained, one based on intervals and the other based on...
Music Matters
Writing BAD Four-Part Harmony?! - Music Composition
Writing bad four part harmony?! Lots of people manage part of the journey with four-part harmony then get stuck or struggle to develop an outcome that is musically satisfying. This music composition lesson starts with a piece of...
Two Minute Music Theory
What Are Secondary Dominants?
Secondary Dominants can be a little confusing. Why does the label look like a fraction? What does it mean to borrow a chord from another key? We'll talk about all of that today.
Music Matters
How to Realize More Advanced Figured Bass - Music Theory
How to go about realizing more advanced figured bass, including how to read diatonic chords and seventh chords in figured bass and how to play a short passage from a figured bass. In this music theory lesson the figured bass system is...
Two Minute Music Theory
Subdominant Chords
To round out our 2nd series on Chords, today we look at the chords with Subdominant Function - the ii and the IV chords.
Music Matters
Diminished 7th Chords - Music Theory
What makes a diminished 7th chord and how do we use it best? In this music theory lesson you will discover exactly what a diminished 7th chord is, how to construct a diminished 7th, and how to locate a diminished 7th in the context of a...
Curated Video
The Full Stack Web Development - Geolocation - Project on Geolocation
HTML5 Programming: Geolocation - Project on Geolocation This clip is from the chapter "HTML5 Programming" of the series "The Full Stack Web Development".In this section, we look into little more advanced HTML5. We will be working with...
Music Matters
The Plagal Cadence - Music Theory
Learn all about the plagal cadence, also known as the amen cadence, which chords it uses and how it sounds. Do you want to know about the plagal cadence? What is a plagal cadence? Where would you use a plagal cadence? How can you hear a...
Two Minute Music Theory
Making Sense of Augmented 6th Chords
Analysis of how to use the different types of Augmented Sixth Chords
Curated Video
Python for Deep Learning - Build Neural Networks in Python - Introduction - Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)
In this video, we will have a quick Introduction to the learning goals for this section. This clip is from the chapter "Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)" of the series "Python for Deep Learning — Build Neural Networks in Python".In...
Music Matters
Modulation using Diminished 7ths - Music Theory
How to use a diminished 7th chord to modulate into a different key. Diminished 7ths are usually used as a means of adding harmonic colour and tension within the prevailing key. They can also be used as a means of modulation, which is...
Odd Quartet
Chord Voicing - Open and Close
There are two main kinds of chord voicing. Open chords and close chords. We talk about how to identify each kind of chord and how to write open and close chords. This is the first video in introducing chord voicing. Thanks for watching!
Music Matters
The Best Chords to Follow Chord VII (in Minor Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord VII what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
Music Matters
How to Harmonize a Melody - Music Theory
How to easily choose chords and harmonize a melody on the piano. Have you got a melody that you want to harmonise i.e. find chords to fit with it? In this music theory lesson we take a melody and work out how to find the best chords to...
Music Matters
Late Romantic Style - Composing for the Piano
In this episode of composing for the piano we talk about writing in a late Romantic style. We take the music matters theme and arrange it into a late Romantic style, discussing music composition techniques and tips when composing for the...
FuseSchool
Circle Theorems - Part 1
CREDITS Animation & Design: Murray Knox Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Lucy Billings In these 3 videos we are going to discover 9 different circle theorems. I’m a big fan of them - they’re like little logic puzzles. Before we get...
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Holst's use of Impressionist Colour - Composer Insights
An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...
Two Minute Music Theory
Chord Functions
As we continue our Chords series, today we look at the different roles that chords play in major and minor keys.