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How to Compose a Melody from a Chord Scheme - Music Composition
Learn how to write a melody over a chord progression. Have you got a great set of chords that need a melody to fit with them? In this music composition lesson we learn how to compose or improvise a melody that fits with a given chord...
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Creating Melodies from Chord Progressions - Music Composition
Learn how to create melodies from chord progressions. We start with a set of chords in four-part harmony and find notes which fit the progression before going on to add melodic variation and input some non-harmonic tones. This music...
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Common Notes Between Chords - Inside the Mind of Bach
How does Bach create stability when writing harmony? Let's find out as we take a deeper look into a fantastic chorale harmonization and examine the choice of harmony, chromatic chords, secondary dominants, borrowed chords. and...
Odd Quartet
How Style and Instrumentation Affect Chord Progressions
Today we will look at a chord progression, but we will look at it in two different ways. First, as an 18th century piano composition. Then, as a 1950s American dance music. The trick is that we will use the same chord progression for...
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The Best Chords to Follow Chord V (in Major Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord V what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
Mr Henry's Music World
Music Theory for Kids Quarter Rest
Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.
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Chord Identification - Music Theory
Chord identification on the piano and how to tell the difference between major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords. In this music theory lesson all is explained. Within any major key there is found a mixture of major, minor, and...
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Using a Common Note in Harmony - Music Composition
How to convert a less than satisfactory passage of harmony into a passage that works much better. In particular, there is a focus on how to use common notes (common tones) to maintain stability in the part writing when moving from one...
Mr Henry's Music World
Hot Cross Buns for Kids Easy Piano Lesson!
Hey there! Looking for fun, awesome piano lessons for kids ages 6-10? Check out this video!
Curated Video
Organizing Ideas in Opinion Writing
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to organize their ideas in opinion writing. They discuss the structure of paragraphs, with a focus on the introduction, body, and conclusion. The teacher provides a draft essay on food...
Curated Video
Reductionism
Based around the example of obesity, this film outlines the key ideas underpinning reductionist and holistic approaches in the social sciences.
Music Matters
What are Messiaens Modes of Limited Transposition: Music Theory
Learn about the 7 modes of limited transposition used by Olivier Messiaen in his music. The difference between these and more common modes is explained, along with an explanation of how each mode has a particular number of possible...
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Why the Notes E# B# Cb and Fb Really Do Exist - Music Theory
Yes, the notes E#, B#, Cb and Fb really do exist and it's important to know why. In this music theory lesson we explain the often confusing topic of enharmonic equivalents and why in music we sometimes have to call a note E# instead of...
Mr Henry's Music World
Piano Basics for Kids: Easy Piano Lesson!
Get the piano journey for kids groovin' with the white key basics! An easy piano tutorial to get kids playing along with a fun backtrack!
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The Best Chords to Follow Chord VII (in Major 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...
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The Best Chords to Follow Chord IV (in Major Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord IV what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
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Anticipation Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
Improve your melody writing and learn all about anticipation notes and non-harmonic tones. When melody notes fit the prevailing chord we refer to them as harmony notes. When they do not fit the chord they should belong to one of the...
Two Minute Music Theory
FAQ #3: Why Do We Have Transposing Instruments?
Transposing instruments are confusing and frustrating, and their very existence seems absurd. A few years ago, I made a video about how to deal with transposing instruments, but today we’re here to talk about why we have transposing...
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Using Scalic Bass Lines - Inside the Mind of Bach
Bach loves to use scalic bass lines within his chorales as a solid foundation for building the harmonic structure. Often the bass lines interact with the other parts within the texture to create a conversational type of movement. Let's...
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Reading Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Music Theory
How well do you know your bass clef ledger lines above and below the stave? You may be fairly new to reading music or you may have been a musician for years but many musicians get caught out when it comes to reading notes on ledger...
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Can You Beam Correctly in 6/8 Compound Time? - Music Theory
Can you figure out what the correct beaming of notes should be within this short piece of music written in 6/8 compound time? It’s one thing to be able to compose rhythms but how secure do you feel about beaming or joining notes together...
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How to Improve your Piano Accompaniments - Music Performance
How to improve your piano accompaniments. This music performance lesson explores how to bring piano accompaniments to life when you simply have a set of chords to read. When piano and other keyboard players read a melody from a lead...
Curated Video
Building a Draft for an Informational Text
In this video, the teacher explains how to build a draft for an informational text by transforming bullet point facts into complete sentences. The teacher emphasizes the importance of adding personal voice, examples, vocabulary, and...
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The Best Chords to Follow Chord III (in Major Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord III what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...