Many musicians find Augmented 6th chords to be confusing, and possibly made up by their theory professor. Today on Two Minute Music Theory, we seek to dispel the confusion with Augmented 6th Chords Made Easy!

How to easily choose chords and harmonize a melody on the piano. Have you got a melody that you want to harmonise i.e. find chords to fit with it? In this music theory lesson we take a melody and work out how to find the best chords to...

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,...

Musical texture explained. Texture is the word we use to describe how sound is organised. Texture might be described as high or low, depending on the pitch; as thick or thin, depending on how many notes are sounding at any one time; as...

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...

Hot air balloons work by heating the air inside the balloon, causing it to become lighter than the surrounding, cooler air and to lift the balloon off the ground. The burner, fueled by propane gas, heats the air, while a parachute valve...

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

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

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...

A look at the four types of Seventh 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.

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...

A horizontal spring is attached to a cord, the cord goes over a pulley, and a 0.025 kg mass is attached to the cord. If the spring is stretched by 0.045 m, what is the spring constant of the spring?

“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...

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.

The nervous system is extremely complicated, but we should definitely know the basics, so let's dive in! It is comprised of two main divisions, the central nervous system, and the peripheral nervous system. The first of these is made up...

So far we have talked about how to build triads and seventh chords but today we are going to talk about how to voice those chords. There are two main kinds of chord voicing. Open chords and close chords. We talk about how to identify...

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...

This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...