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Half Diminished Chords Explained!
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 11:16 | View Comments
Half Diminished Chords Explained!

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Notice the double Flat 7th interval – this is the only difference between a Diminished and a Half Diminished Chord.
What are Half Diminished …

Why some Keys have sharp and others have Flats
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 15:29 | View Comments
Why some Keys have sharp and others have Flats

Let’s look at the graph below:

Key Signatures can get tricky. Asking this question is like saying in math “why not have just a plus sign (+) instead of both a plus (+) and minus sign …

Basic Intervals (Part 2)
Monday, 23 Mar, 2009 – 16:06 | View Comments
Basic Intervals (Part 2)

Basic Intervals in music allow you to understabd chord strcutires and nthe realtive distance between notes. Why is this important? Because its everything that music revolves around – notes!
Let’s base this off of the ‘C’ …

How to Harmonize a Song!
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 9:56 | View Comments
How to Harmonize a Song!

To understand Harmony, you must first understand Intervals. After you write the melody, use intervals (usually within the key signature) to give it a hip feel. Harmony can be in intervals of fifths, fourths, sevenths, …

How Seventh Chords in Music Work!
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 12:00 | View Comments
How Seventh Chords in Music Work!

Let’s explain How Seventh Chords Work! All music is a series of tension and release. The tension is created by the Seventh Chord, and the release is created from the resolution of the Tonic Chord. …

Seventh Chords on Guitar explained!
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 14:37 | View Comments
Seventh Chords on Guitar explained!

Seventh Chords in music are important because they add a new level of harmony to your work. This new harmonic element allows you to play more styles of music, sounds, and techniques.
We all know …

Intervals in Music Explained!
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 14:14 | View Comments
Intervals in Music Explained!

OK so I get ALOT of questions about Music Intervals.
Intervals are the distance between two points – so Music Intervals are simply the distance between to notes.
It’s simple, so don’t be discouraged I’m going to …