tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54167960692353199262008-07-16T15:42:44.790-07:00Music TheoryKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-74573166684601015052020-02-25T01:07:00.000-08:002008-06-29T01:18:34.693-07:00Learn Music TheoryIf you came to this website then you probably want to learn something about music theory. You may be an absolute beginner or you may already know a lot of music theory already and want to learn some more advanced topics. In either case understand that learning music theory is one of the more beneficial things a musician can do and I hope you will continue the process.
Why study music theory?
Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-13724399864662290002008-06-27T16:08:00.000-07:002008-06-28T02:06:00.409-07:00PolychordsPolychords are chords constructed from two or more separate chords. Composers and improvisers use polychords as a resource for rich and complex sounds in their music. Polychords frequently occur in jazz and modern classical music.
Examples of Polychords:
C Major/E-flat Major:
D Major/B-flat minor:
C Augmented/G7 Augmented:
C Major/F-sharp Major Polychord - "Petrushka Chord":This chord wasKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-67010208445164109832008-02-19T22:25:00.000-08:002008-02-20T01:59:36.623-08:00Basic Piano ChordsThe chords every piano and keyboard player should know are the basic Major, minor, Augmented, and diminished chords, and seventh chords. These are the most common chords and are relatively easy to play.
These chords are shown with the root note C. Other root notes are possible by transposing these chords. For example, a C Major chord (C, E, G) can be transposed to D. This will result in a D Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-58826365821742236072008-02-19T04:49:00.000-08:002008-02-19T05:24:21.966-08:00Basic Guitar ChordsThe easiest chords to play on the guitar are the Major, Minor and Seventh chords in open voicings. These chords use open strings and no more than three fingers, and they don't go into the higher positions of the guitar. The ease in playing these chords makes them the best for beginners to learn. This article will show them in two different ways: fretboard diagrams, and tablature (Tab).
A quick Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-88359848983558579392008-02-18T15:28:00.000-08:002008-02-18T16:47:39.594-08:00Music Theory: TranspositionIn music, Transposition occurs when we take a group of notes and move that group up or down by a certain interval. For example, if we take a C Major chord (the notes C, E, and G) and transpose them up by a Major second we then have a D Major chord (the, notes D, F-sharp, and A).
The step by step process by which we transposed a C Major chord up by a Major second to become a D Major chord is as Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-78545812385801803852008-02-18T01:50:00.000-08:002008-02-18T03:32:35.078-08:00All 12 Major Scales(You may want to read the articles about Scales, the Major Scale, or Key Signatures first.)
There are 12 different Major Scales: One with no sharps or flats, 4 with sharps, 4 with flats, and 3 with either sharps or flats depending upon enharmonic spelling.
Major Scales with no sharps or flats: C Major
Major Scales with sharps: D, E, G, A
Major Scales with flats: E-flat, F, A-flat, Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-91999609847498197572008-02-14T04:39:00.000-08:002008-02-14T05:16:37.889-08:00A Video About Chords(You may want to review intervals, chord symbols and chord roots before reading this page or watching the video.)
The video demonstrates some of the most common chords: Major, minor, Augmented, diminished, and various seventh chords.
Major -------- root - M3 - P5
minor -------- root - m3 - P5
diminished - root - m3 - d5
Augmented - root - M3 - A5
Maj7 ---------- root - M3 - P5 - M7
7 ----------Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-69992668129152794092008-02-03T16:52:00.000-08:002008-02-03T23:56:12.861-08:00Augmented Sixth ChordsIf we have a minor chord in first inversion the interval between the bass note and the root of the chord is a Major sixth.
If we then raise the tonic note (by an augmented unison), the interval between the bass note and root note becomes an augmented sixth. A chord with this interval of an augmented sixth is called an Augmented Sixth Chord.
The three basic types of Augmented sixth chords:
AnKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-22340822071798180982007-08-25T14:39:00.000-07:002008-02-04T00:50:11.359-08:00Quartal and Quintal ChordsMost chords are constructed from major or minor thirds. Quartal chords are chords that are constructed from fourths. Quintal chords are constructed from fifths.
Quartal Chords:
Quintal Chords:Quartal and Quintal chords have a suspended un-anchored sound to them that differs form regular chords. This quality makes Quartal and Quintal chords very useful in a composer's chord vocabulary.
The Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-232424844992590032007-02-20T01:04:00.000-08:002007-02-20T01:54:24.879-08:00Musical FormIf we label our musical materials, ideas or sections with the letters of the alphabet we can show how musical forms are created.
Any single section of music, consisting of phrases or other musical sections, we can call A. This musical section can be repeated to create an AA form.
If we instead chose to add a new section, B, we would have the musical form AB. This would be two contrasting Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-89155331018538460632007-02-16T23:37:00.000-08:002007-02-17T01:15:01.020-08:00MelodyMelody is the horizontal line of pitch and rhythm. Melody stands out in the foreground of music whereas harmony and accompaniment are usually background elements.
Examples of Melody:
Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-72711536827535383302007-02-14T15:11:00.000-08:002007-02-14T16:11:47.297-08:00Musical DynamicsMusical Dynamics indicate the loudness of music. We use the Italian terms piano and forte to indicate soft and loud. They are usually abbreviated p and f.
We can also add the word mezzo (m) to p and f to create mp (mezzo-piano) and mf (mezzo-forte). Mezzo-piano (mp) is moderately soft and mezzo-forte (mf) is moderately loud.
More than one p or f indicates a softer or louder dynamic, such as pp Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-19019843506753748342007-02-12T21:55:00.000-08:002007-02-12T23:21:31.428-08:00Roman Numeral Chord NotationThe chords of the Major and Minor scales can be indicated by roman numerals.
Major chord: I, II, III, etc. Minor chord: i, ii, iii, etc. Augmented chord: I+, II+, III+, etc. Diminished chord: vi°, vii°, etc. Half-diminished chord: viiØ7, etc. Extended chords: ii7, V9, V13, etc.Altered tones or chords: #iv, ii#7
Chords of the Major Scale:
Chords of the Natural minor scale:
Chords of the Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-6934264129880922982007-02-10T01:50:00.000-08:002007-10-02T01:06:37.335-07:00Chord Roots and Chord InversionChord Roots:
The Root of any chord will be the note which corresponds to the letter name of the chord. For example, the Root of a DM7 chord is D.
Chord Inversion:
If the root of a chord is not in the bass (the lowest note in a chord voicing) then that chord is said to be an Inverted Chord. For example, starting form lowest to highest, if you have the notes E, G and C you have an inverted C Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-56085029391418666032007-02-08T23:04:00.000-08:002007-02-08T23:48:22.865-08:00Chord SymbolsThere are various Chord Symbols that can be combined to indicate many different types of chords.
Basic Chord Symbols:Letter Name (e.g., C) = Major chordm = minor chord+ = Augmented chordo = diminished chord Seventh Chords:7 = minor seventhM7 = Major seventhØ = half-diminished chordo7 = diminished seventh chord
Extended Chords:9 = Ninth chord11 = Eleventh chord13 = Thirteenth chord
Altered TonesKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-66469551432953195352007-02-08T01:10:00.000-08:002008-02-04T00:51:34.661-08:00Extended ChordsExtended Chords are chords extended past seventh chords.
If we stack a third upon any seventh chord we now have a Ninth Chord. If we stack a third upon any ninth chord we now have an Eleventh Chord. Finally, if we stack a third upon any eleventh chord we now have a Thirteenth Chord.
Examples of Extended Chords:
Learn about Basic Chords and Seventh Chords
Learn about Chord SymbolsKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-34878215966912980742007-02-03T16:59:00.000-08:002008-02-04T00:53:42.283-08:00ChordsChords are notes played simultaneously. The most commonly used chords are constructed from stacked thirds. Chords can also be constructed from seconds, fourths or fifths but these types of chords are less common.
Basic chords:Seventh Chords:If we stack another third onto any of the basic chords we now have Seventh Chords.
From left to right the names of these chords are: Major-Major seventh, Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-77007450083971815332007-01-27T16:25:00.000-08:002007-01-27T17:08:32.154-08:00Modes of the Major ScaleA Mode is a type of scale created by establishing a new tonic within a preexisting scale.
Example:The C Major scale has these notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B ,C.The Tonic in the C Major scale is C.If we establish a new tonic on one of the notes other than C, for instance D, we now have a Mode.The new mode on D has these notes: D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D.This is the Dorian mode.New modes may be created Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-45905839622121229622007-01-23T22:30:00.000-08:002007-01-23T23:24:24.172-08:00Key and Key SignaturesKey Signatures tell us what notes are sharp or flat in a scale. When we say we are in the Key of F Major we are saying that we are using the notes of the F Major scale. The Key Signature for the Key of F Major would be one flat, because there is one flat in the F Major scale.
Any single Key Signature symbol will identify both a Major and (Natural) Minor scale, for example C Major and A (natural)Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-64861597073942824362007-01-22T00:38:00.000-08:002007-01-22T01:45:11.235-08:00Scale DegreesThe notes of Major and Minor scales have specific names, called Scale Degrees. They have both a number and a name.
The Scale Degree numbers are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The names of the Scale Degrees are:
TonicSupertonicMediantSubdominantDominantSubmediantLeading Tone
The Scale Degrees have these names for a reason. The names relate to their function and to their position to each other on the Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-68102582807114369742007-01-19T18:48:00.000-08:002007-01-19T19:19:22.550-08:00Repeat SignsRepeat Signs tell us to repeat a certain section of music during performance. A Repeat Sign looks like a double bar with two dots by it.
In the above music you see the repeat sign after the music. This tells us to repeat all of the music you have just played. When you encounter the repeat sign the second time you ignore the repeat sign and keep playing. Sometimes there are instructions to repeatKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-53119721532442205212007-01-18T01:29:00.000-08:002007-01-18T01:59:08.793-08:00Measures and Bar LinesMeasures are groupings of notes, usually grouped by meter. Bar Lines show us where one measure ends and another begins.
There are different types of Bar Lines, each with a different function
A Single Bar Line is the normal Bar Line, it tells us where the measures are:
A Double Bar Line shows there is there is a major change in the music, such as a new musical section or new time signature:
AKomponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-27809875600706239952007-01-18T01:01:00.000-08:002007-01-18T02:04:07.070-08:00Time SignaturesTime Signatures tell us what the meter is and what note values comprise the beat. Time signatures are written as two numbers, with one number above the other.
The top number tells us how many beats there are in a measure; this is also the meter. The bottom number tells us what note values comprise the beat.
In the above example the top number is 3: This tells us that there are 3 beats in a Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-48367191259674974912007-01-17T00:47:00.000-08:002008-02-04T01:04:48.176-08:00MeterMeter is the grouping of beat patterns. Certain beats are stressed more than others in music and this causes the beats to fall into perceptible patterns. These patterns almost always come in twos or threes.
Fundamental Meter Groupings:These meters are the most basic meters. Almost all of the other meters are some combination of these two.Duple: [1 - 2], [1 - 2], [1 - 2], [1 - 2], etc.Triple: [1Komponisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492290483197763454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416796069235319926.post-32084418251302600662007-01-14T15:41:00.000-08:002007-01-14T15:57:44.820-08:00RestsRests are silences in music. They have duration but no pitch.
Here is an example of a rest in some music:
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