Getting scary music ready for Halloween? Mr. Henry puts the music spotlight on What Makes Music Sound Scary? Learning about how certain chords create scary sounding music. You can even take the listening quiz to check up on your aural...

Today I give a mnemonic device on How To Remember the Interval.

Learn how to write three-part counterpoint. This music composition lesson presents a short musical idea and demonstrates how to evolve it into an extended passage of three part counterpoint. The characteristics of the initial idea are...

Music scores are used by composers, conductors, and music students. Being able to read a music score can come in handy if you're studying a piece of music and it's easy IF you know how the music score is organized. In this video we will...

Learn what hemiola is all about. In this music theory lesson, we explain how the hemiola works and listen to what it sounds like. A hemiola is a rhythmic device that will make any music in triple time sound more interesting. Hemiola can...

Season 1, Episode 6 Today we learn how to count to 4. The basics of how to count rhythm in Common Time...part 1.

We introduce you to Reckless Eric. Who is Reckless Eric? He’s the guy who helps you remember to which notes stringed instruments are tuned. Do you ever have trouble remembering which notes the strings are tuned to on the guitar, the bass...

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

After all of the music theory videos we have made so far, we finally get to talk about cadences! And the firs one we will be looking at is the Perfect Authentic cadence.

Clapping Music by Steve Reich is a piece for two musicians, which premiered in 1972. The 12 beat pattern is first played by both musicians simultaneously a total of 12 times. After this the 1st musician holds the pattern steady, while...

Many musicians have tried everything in their powers to memorize music but feel very frustrated when the task cannot be mastered. Even though most musicians don’t actually need to memorize music, some do and there are benefits for all in...

ANNOUNCEMENT: As of May 14, 2019, there is a NEW Music History series starting on this channel called "Music In History: The Story of Music". NOTE: This video was created as a bit of a joke on how music history classes and how little...

Learn rhythmic dictation and improve your ear. How often do you hear a rhythm in your head but you’re not sure what that rhythm is or how to write it down? How often do you look at a rhythm in a score but you’re not sure how to play it...

Classical voice types and vocal categories. This music theory lesson explains the various voice parts and clarifies vocal ranges. In the standard four-part choir we expect to find Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses. The Tenors generally...

How Debussy makes use of the whole tone scale to achieve his signature evocative sound. We look through his Piano Prelude “Voiles”. The use of low dynamics, slow tempo and plenty of rhythmic space are just three of the ingredients...

Having fun with the 12 bar blues. This music theory lesson explains how the 12 bar blues pattern works and how you can have hours of fun with 12 bar blues. We look at the basic chord scheme, how the 12 bar blues is constructed and then...

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star harmonized in four different styles, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century. In the first style the melody is presented as a Cantus Firmus in Baroque style with two lower parts added below using Baroque...

How to build music scales using half steps and whole steps. We examine the chromatic scale, major scale, and minor scales in this video.

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

The history of musical pitch. Many of us assume that musical pitch has always been gauged at the same level but this is not the case. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a...

Hey there! Looking for fun, awesome piano lessons for kids ages 6-10? Check out this video!

Learn all about the imperfect cadence, also known as the half cadence, which chords it uses and how it sounds. Want to know about cadences? Want to know about the imperfect cadence in particular? Want to be able to write an imperfect...

How does Chopin create and express emotion in his music? We delve into the mind of the composer and explore Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor, explaining how Chopin delivers emotional impact through his approach to harmony, melodic...

How are the voice parts written in a score of a piece for Choir and accompaniment? Using an example by Rossini this music theory lesson shows you why it’s necessary to write the vocal parts in open score and how it deals with word...