Music Matters demonstrates Identifying Inessential Notes

How do we identify the different parts of a note in music?

Identifying music intervals can be one of the more confusing things about learning music theory for the first time. In this video we will look at an easier way to find the names of intervals using the major scale as a reference point....

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...

Can you name the key this piece of music is in? This music theory lesson explains how to look at a short extract of music and figure out the key without hearing it. This types of exercises are often met in theory exams, where you are...

How to read and identify the pitch of the notes in the treble clef. Some people rely on reading the patterns of notes ascending or descending and on reading notes that are next to each other or leaping.This video explains how to read the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the notes of a three note song and place these notes on a musical stave. Key learning points: - We can show the pitch with actions as we sing to help us hear when the notes are high or low. - Music can be...

Learn how to read music with identifying steps in music notation.

This music composition lesson takes a simple passage and explains how you can spot obvious places in which to add non-chord tones. The video explains neighbour tones (auxiliary notes) and passing tones (passing notes) then goes on to...

This music theory lesson works through a short passage of music identifying all the non-chord tones or inessential notes. The video explores the harmonic outline of the piece before covering an explanation of passing tones, passing...

How to recognize written chords in sheet music. This music theory lesson will help you understand how to look at a chord and know what chord is written. By the end of this lesson, you will have a good understanding of how to identify...

How good are you at naming and identifying chords in a piece of music? This music theory lesson explains how to determine the key of a given piece of music and how to work out the chords that belong to that key. It then invites you to...

Classical melody writing tricks and music composition techniques. We begin with an exploration of how melody notes must either belong to the harmony or be identified as inessential notes. We then move on to consider how conjunct and...

Are you able to identify these intervals? Do you know your major intervals from your minor intervals or your augmented intervals from your diminished intervals? Are you able to identify intervals accurately in different clefs? Here’s...

Discover an easy method to work out and accurately identify intervals using this simple interval chart. In music, an interval is a measured distance between two notes. When the notes sound at the same time it is called a harmonic...

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...

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...

Can you name these intervals? In this music theory lesson you will have an opportunity to discover how accurate you are at identifying intervals. Do you know your major intervals from your minor intervals or your augmented intervals from...

What are chord inversions? How do we write them? How do we identify chord inversions and why do we need them? Refresh your knowledge of the diatonic chords and 7ths within any key and understand how chords can be presented in their...

This music composition lesson unpacks Bach’s Sinfonia in B minor, drawing attention to the three motifs used to compose this piece. The three motifs are unpacked and we explore both the differences and the common ground between them. We...

Learn all about the perfect cadence, which chords it uses and how it sounds. Do you want to know what a cadence is? More specifically, do you want to know what a perfect cadence is? Would you like to play one or to write one? Would you...

How good is your harmony? Are there mistakes that commonly catch you out when writing harmony. This music theory lesson presents a passage of four-part harmony, test your harmony knowledge and try to answer these questions about chords,...

What is doubling the major third? How do you know if its a major third? Can you double thirds? Why is doubling a major third bad? This music composition lesson explains one of the rules of writing four-part harmony, namely the advice to...

When you look at a rhythm how good are you at identifying the time signature that most appropriately fits it? How do you know if a rhythm should be in 6/8 or in 3/4, especially when the notes in any given bar add up to the same...