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Mastering Chords in E Minor: A Music Theory Guide

Each minor scale can be used to create chords in that key. These can be used to create chord progressions that underpin melodies and will allow you to create pieces in any key you like. Chords in E Minor are created from the E Minor scale. The notes in the E natural minor scale are … Read more

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Mastering Chords in A Minor: A Music Theory Guide

Each minor scale can be used to create chords in that key. These can be used to create chord progressions that underpin melodies and will allow you to create pieces in any key you like. Chords in A Minor are created from the A Minor scale. The notes in the A natural minor scale are … Read more

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Chords on Piano: The Complete Beginner’s Guide

Chords are such a vital part of music theory and indeed piano playing. Whatever genre of music you are playing, you will always see chords! In this blog post we will explore basic chords on piano and how to learn to play them. What is a piano chord? So what exactly are piano chords in … Read more

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Enharmonic Equivalent Notes and Scales: A Music Theory Guide

Enharmonic equivalent notes and scale is an essential concept in music theory. Without it, it’s hard to understand why certain keys have only flats or only sharps. Just before we dive into this concept, let’s take a lightning quick look at the western music alphabet. In Western music, we use the musical alphabet. The musical … Read more

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Tones and Semitones (Whole And Half Steps): A Musical Guide

In western music theory it is very important to learn about the distance between two notes. We refer to the distance between notes as a musical interval. Two of the most common intervals in music are tones and semitones. Otherwise know as the whole step and half step. These two intervals have the shortest distance … Read more