Music Matters
Elaborating Harmony - Inside the Mind of Bach
A look at how Bach elaborates a chord progression in one of his chorale harmonizations. We examine the choice of harmony, chromatic chords, secondary dominants, borrowed chords. and modulation, the part writing, the use of inessential...
Music Matters
What's the Key of this Piece? - Music Theory
When you look at a melody how do you know in which key it is composed? This music theory lesson presents a short piece and explains how to determine the key of a given melody. It also talks about modulation to a different key. How good...
Curated Video
Identifying Cubes
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify cubes by finding solid shapes with six square faces. The lesson covers the characteristics of rectangles and squares, and then introduces the concept of a cube, which is a special box...
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...
Music Matters
An Introduction to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 (Pathetique)
An overview of Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13. This music analysis video provides a simple examination of the work. Through this study one begins to understand the structure and musical language of a famous piece, and...
Curated Video
PySpark and AWS: Master Big Data with PySpark and AWS - RDD FlatMap
Let's explore another Spark RDD function, which is the FlatMap() in this session. This clip is from the chapter "Spark RDDs" of the series "PySpark and AWS: Master Big Data with PySpark and AWS".This section focuses on PySpark RDDs.
Music Matters
Reading Notes in the Alto Clef - Music Theory
How good are you at reading notes in the alto clef? You may play an instrument that never needs to use the alto clef but you might want to grasp the essentials of reading notes in the alto clef. You might play with other instrumentalists...
Odd Quartet
How Do Accidentals Work - Part 2
Accidentals in music can be very confusing. Today we will answer the questions you had from the last accidentals video about how sharps, flats, and natural signs work in music. First we will look at some simple examples. Then we will...
Two Minute Music Theory
Making Sense of Augmented 6th Chords
Analysis of how to use the different types of Augmented Sixth Chords
TLDR News
What's Really in the Gray Report... and Could it End Johnson? - TLDR News
Yesterday an update on the Sue Gray Report was published. This was big news for Johnson and it led to one of the most interesting sessions in Parliament that we've seen for some time. But aside from drama and excitement, what does this...
Curated Video
Why Do Power Lines Buzz?
The buzzing sound that power lines produce is caused by corona discharge. Corona discharge is an electrical discharge that occurs when a fluid (like air) surrounding an electrically-charged conductor becomes ionized. In simple terms,...
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...
Music Matters
Augmented 6th Chords - Music Theory
Understand augmented 6th chords, how to identify and use them in both major and minor keys. augmented 6ths fall into a category known as chromatic chords. They add colour, variety, an element of unpredictability, and tension to music. So...
Curated Video
Python In Practice - 15 Projects to Master Python - Stylizing the Appearance of the Widgets (Relief)
This video explains stylizing the appearance of the widgets (relief). This clip is from the chapter "Advanced Level: Python GUI" of the series "Python in Practice - 15 Projects to Master Python".This section focuses on the advanced level...
Curated Video
Rocking Out With Photoshop - How to Create Drop Shadows in Photoshop
Drop shadows add depth to image elements and are a popular effect. You'll learn how to properly apply drop shadows in this video.
Curated Video
Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Continuous Random Variables: Gaussian Random Variables Solution 01
In this video, we will cover Gaussian random variables solution 01. This clip is from the chapter "Basics for Data Science: Mastering Probability and Statistics in Python" of the series "Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and...
Food Farmer Earth
How to BBQ Beef Brisket Like a World Champion
World champion competition BBQ cook and owner of the legendary Oklahoma’s Joe’s restaurant in Kansas City (now called, Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que) shares his process and rub recipe (see below or at end of video) for barbecuing beef...
Visual Learning Systems
Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: Foliated and Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rocks
This video explains how heat, pressure and chemical reactions may transform one type of rock into another. The formation and classification of metamorphic and igneous rocks is highlighted. Other terminology includes: extrusive rock,...
Two Minute Music Theory
Augmented 6th Chords Made EASY!
Many musicians find Augmented 6th chords to be confusing, and possibly made up by their theory professor. Today on Two Minute Music Theory, we seek to dispel the confusion with Augmented 6th Chords Made Easy!
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...