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Basic Principles of Traditional Korean Music Theory
January 21, 2012 by Nathaniel Moore
In this first article on work music I will focus on basic music theory from Korea in the 15th century. This music is known as “classical Korean Music” or “Court Music.” Basic Principles of Traditional...
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World Rhythms News 13: Egyptian Rhythm and Equinox at Esalen
February 13, 2011 by Matthew Montfort
World Rhythms NewsIssue 13. Winter/Spring 2011: In this issue:Elzaffa RhythmWorld Music Workshop at Esalen March 18-20, 2011 Elzaffa Rhythm Rhythm in Arabic music is organized into cycles...
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How do I create a major scale?
April 09, 2010 by michaelmbello
Creating a major scale is easiest to describe using a system of whole steps and half steps. In this section we will focus on how to build the major scale but note, there are different systems for different...
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How do I create or use the Circle of 5th's or 4th's?
April 09, 2010 by michaelmbello
To use and create the circle we start with one scale and count up five notes or four (depending on which direction you want to go). Lets define C major as the top and to move to the right of the circle...
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What is the Circle of 5th's or 4th's?
April 09, 2010 by michaelmbello
The Circle of Fifths or Fourths is a pattern of organizing all twelve major scales so that you can easily order them adding one sharp (#) or one flat (b) at a time. The benefits of practicing this pattern...
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some more basic stuff--White Key Note Names and How to Learn Them!
March 24, 2010 by Oscar Spidahl
Last time we used a C scale (CDEFGABC) and built triads using skips or thirds like so: CEG (notice we skip a letter in the alphabet), DFA etc. Each triad has the first letter as it's base or root and...
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Music and Time Travel...
March 17, 2010 by Aldo Rocks
That's right. I said it. Music and Time travel. Just think about that for a moment. I'm listening to my entire music library on shuffle as I write this. What is it that makes us so crazy for the music...
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Jazz Theory-Classical Theory-Knowing what you are Playing!!
February 24, 2010 by Oscar Spidahl
Whether you prefer the world of classical or jazz piano, knowing your chords and scales makes it more fun and easy. That takes a little work on the front end... Start with a Major scale. CDEFGABC...
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Circle of 5ths
July 17, 2009 by Tyson Ailshie
This is a musical concept that is important to practice. As an aspiring musician, it is imperative to master this concept and the only way to do this is through effective, diligent and focused practice...
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Learning to transpose, a.k.a. "Picking music out of the air"
July 13, 2009 by Ryan Janus
One great way to become more flexible on your instrument which is often overlooked is to learn melodies in all twelve keys. While this may seem like a daunting task for some, I assure you that it is not...
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