Two Minute Music Theory
Dominant Chords
The Dominant Chord (V) is the second most important chord in a key. Today we look at two chords (V, vii) that have the specific function of being Dominant Chords
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How Motifs are Used in Baroque Style - Music Composition
This music composition lesson unpacks Bach’s Sinfonia in B minor, drawing attention to the three motifs used to compose this piece. The three motifs are unpacked and we explore both the differences and the common ground between them. We...
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Escape Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
This music theory lesson explains escape notes, what they are and how to use them. When it comes to inessential notes many musicians understand passing notes, understand auxiliary notes, and are happy about anticipatory notes. But what...
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How to Recognise Modulation in a Piece of Music - Music Theory
How to recognise a modulation in music. This music theory lesson explains what constitutes modulation and works through a piece of music that contains several modulations. An analysis of chords, accidentals and cadences reveals the...
Two Minute Music Theory
My First Melody Was Boring. Let's Fix It.
I get a lot of questions about how to use music theory to write music. So, today I'm taking a look at a melody I wrote a long time ago to see how I can improve it using concept we learn in Theory I and II.
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Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable
It explains and states rules to find the algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and represent the solution set graphically.
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How to use Augmented 6th Chord in Major Keys - Music Composition
Learn how do to construct and use augmented 6th chords in major keys. This music composition lesson explains the best ways to write approach chords to Augmented 6th chords and the best ways to resolve them. After explaining how to form...
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Use of 7th Chords - Inside the Mind of Bach
Find out how Bach makes use of seventh chords inside his music. Join us as we examine the choice of harmony and modulation, the part writing, the use of accented and unaccented passing notes, plus other features of the Bach Chorale...
Odd Quartet
Voice Leading Music Theory
Today we're going to look at voice leading. Voice leading is a way to get from chord to chord in music that makes it sound connected (and can make it easier for musicians to play). First, we will take a chord progression, add a bass line...
Brian McLogan
Find the value of x given two chords and arc measures
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...
Two Minute Music Theory
How To Find The Key In Three EASY Steps
How To Find The Key In Three EASY Steps
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How to Build Major and Minor Chords - Music Theory
Learn how to build and recognise major and minor chords. This music theory lesson teaches you how to construct major and minor chords above any given note. Two techniques are explained, one based on intervals and the other based on...
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Writing BAD Four-Part Harmony?! - Music Composition
Writing bad four part harmony?! Lots of people manage part of the journey with four-part harmony then get stuck or struggle to develop an outcome that is musically satisfying. This music composition lesson starts with a piece of...
Two Minute Music Theory
What Are Secondary Dominants?
Secondary Dominants can be a little confusing. Why does the label look like a fraction? What does it mean to borrow a chord from another key? We'll talk about all of that today.
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How to Realize More Advanced Figured Bass - Music Theory
How to go about realizing more advanced figured bass, including how to read diatonic chords and seventh chords in figured bass and how to play a short passage from a figured bass. In this music theory lesson the figured bass system is...
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What Might an Accidental Be Telling Us in a Piece of Music? - Music Theory
We often see accidentals in music but they have different significance depending on the context. Accidentals might be flagging up a key change, or they might be decorative chromatic notes, or they might be signifying a minor key, or they...
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Constructing Tangents and Chords from an External Point of a Circle
The video explains how to construct roads to reach different gates in a circular vegetable garden. It also teaches how to identify tangents and chords and construct tangents using geometry. The video provides step-by-step instructions...
Two Minute Music Theory
What Do Chord Inversion Numerals Mean? | TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #72
It's Two Minute Music Theory's 7th Birthday! I thought it would be appropriate to release a good old fashioned TMMT episode that's not 2 minutes long. Thanks to everyone for all of your support the last 7 years. Here's to the next 7.
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Elaborating Harmony - Inside the Mind of Bach
A look at how Bach elaborates a chord progression in one of his chorale harmonizations. We examine the choice of harmony, chromatic chords, secondary dominants, borrowed chords. and modulation, the part writing, the use of inessential...
Two Minute Music Theory
Subdominant Chords
To round out our 2nd series on Chords, today we look at the chords with Subdominant Function - the ii and the IV chords.
Two Minute Music Theory
Making Sense of Augmented 6th Chords
Analysis of how to use the different types of Augmented Sixth Chords
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Python for Deep Learning - Build Neural Networks in Python - Adding the Next Hidden Layer
In this video, you will learn how to add the next hidden layer. This clip is from the chapter "Implementation of ANN in Python" of the series "Python for Deep Learning — Build Neural Networks in Python".In this section, you will learn...
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Circle Geometry: Finding the Size of an Angle
This video shows how to solve two problems involving angles in a circle. It first shows how to find the size of an angle at the center of a circle when given an angle at the circumference. Part two of the problem shows how to find the...
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How Did Brahms Compose - Composer Insights
How did Brahms go about composing music? Let's explore part of the opening section of the Intermezzo op118 no2 by Brahms as we try to answer that very question. We explain how Brahms handles the repetition of the opening phrase, which...