An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...

The video teaches basic terminologies and concepts related to circles, using a circular park as an example. It covers the definitions of a circle, radius, diameter, chord, secant, segment, arc, circumference, tangent, and sector. It also...

Learn the essential definitions of the parts of a circle. A secant line to a circle is a line that crosses exactly two points on the circle while a tangent line to a circle is a line that touches exactly one point on the circle. A chord...

Who has time to watch a two minute video?! Now get all of your musical definitions in about 15 seconds! Today it's the Neapolitan Chord!

Learn how to solve problems with chords. A chord is a line that has its two endpoints on the circle. A chord passing through the center of the circle is refered to as the diameter of the circle. A chord divides the circle into two...

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

Step inside the mind of Beethoven as we explore the opening section of Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Piano Sonata, one of the most famous of his middle period works. In particular we explore how rhythm and modulation are used to create...

The next step from triads is looking at sevenths chords and how to identify them in music.

This music composition lesson explains the issues involved in resolving a Diminished 7th chord. After explanation about constructing a Diminished 7th, about key referencing it, and about inversions of the chord, the video explores the...

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is one of his most famous pieces of music. Most people have heard it and many want to play it. What makes this such a popular work? Step inside the mind of Beethoven as we explore the features that make the...

I've gotten a lot of questions over the last 5 years. Some of them more than others, so today I'm starting an FAQ series. Today, we'll look at how to listen for the intervals and hear them better.

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

Circle Theorems part 1/3: In this video, the teacher breaks down the concept of theorems related to circles and provides a step-by-step explanation of 12 theorems. The teacher also covers basic concepts and terms related to circles and...

Learn how to solve problems with chords. A chord is a line that has its two endpoints on the circle. A chord passing through the center of the circle is refered to as the diameter of the circle. A chord divides the circle into two...

Domenico Scarlatti wrote over 550 single-movement sonatas for the harpsichord, making characteristic but innovative use of the instrument. This composer insights lesson explores sonata K208 in A major. Having clarified the Binary...

Today we look at the three chords (I, iii, vi) that have the specific function of being Tonic Chords. <br/>

We’ve now covered most of the theorems in the first two videos. All we have left is to look at chords.

It explains the Theorems on Chords in a circle and in congruent circles. It also explains the Properties of Chords related to Arcs of a circle.

In this video viewers will learn that many natural and human objects are circle-shaped. Students will come to understand that the two basic dimensions of a circle are its circumference and its diameter. Using real life examples students...

This nugget describes the characteristic features of viruses, viroids and prions. It explains the contributions of different scientist and also provides examples of various types of viruses.

A complete elementary music lesson with boomwhackers!

“Saving all my love for you”, made famous by Whitney Houston when she released her cover of the single in 1985. The harmony forms the focus of this composer insights lesson, with the use of extended chords and slash chords fully...

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...

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.