We explore the Pentatonic scale. As the title suggests the scale comprises 5 notes instead of the 7 notes that make up the major scale and the minor scale. This music theory lesson looks at the different ways of calculating the notes...

This music composition lesson demonstrates how to take a succession of block chords and turn them into melodic lines with arpeggiated accompaniment. The chord sequence is analysed then organised as a melodic line at the top of the...

Music is made by sound waves. The objects that make those waves make complex waves. Which create what we call Harmonics. Today we look at some Music Physics and get an intro to the Harmonic Series.

Did you know that all musical intervals can be expressed using some basic math? Today we talk about some of that math.

Cell arrays are like regular arrays but you can use them to store different data types in a sequence. The format for this method of storing values is curly brackets {}. After you assign the cell array a...

We try to understand how great musicians like Bach can play with the way sound works to create something of profound beauty. Please listen to the full Canon hereref='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A41CITk85jk' target='_blank'...

Learn all about false relation and the two ways in which it commonly occurs. A false relation comes about when there are two notes of the same letter but with differing accidentals that either occur simultaneously or between one chord...

How well do you know your bass clef ledger lines above and below the stave? You may be fairly new to reading music or you may have been a musician for years but many musicians get caught out when it comes to reading notes on ledger...

How to improve your piano accompaniments. This music performance lesson explores how to bring piano accompaniments to life when you simply have a set of chords to read. When piano and other keyboard players read a melody from a lead...

A plot is a visual representation of the data and is especially valuable to analyze data graphically. You can plot with the plot(x,y) function. In the incubator example, we may want to see how the temperature changes...

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How good are you at reading notes in the tenor clef? You may play an instrument that never needs to use the tenor clef but you might want to grasp the essentials of reading notes in the tenor clef. You might play with other...

A look at why G Sharp and A flat historically were two different pitches

How well do you know your treble clef ledger lines above and below the stave? You may be fairly new to reading music or you may have been a musician for years but many musicians get caught out when it comes to reading notes on ledger...

We continue our music theory adventure by looking at the different kinds of intervals in both the major and minor scales, as well as augmented and diminished intervals. There is a lot of new information in this one!

Occasionally you'll find that even Bach doesn't follow the rules of four-part harmony however he often has a good reason to break them. This video takes a look at one of his Chorales in which some rules are broken in order to achieve a...

Season 1, Episode 10 - Two Minute Music Theory Without pitch, we wouldn't have music. So what exactly is a pitch?

Always wondered what we mean by the term extended chords? Want to use extended chords but not sure how to? Are you a composer who can use chords but want your chords to be more interesting and more colourful? Want to be able to use...

Welcome to this introductory course on MATLAB! This course is intended to help you start programming in MATLAB from little or no prior experience. There are video tutorials for each exercise if you have...

How well do you know your intervals? Interval recognition is a core skill in for any musician with questions like these often appear in music theory exams. In this music theory lesson you will have an opportunity to discover how accurate...

Music can often be quite symmetrical, which is great, because humans tend to love symmetry. Season 4, Episode 4

How good is your ability to work out the interval between two notes? In this music theory lesson we practice working out intervals. Do you know your Major intervals from your Minor intervals or your Augmented intervals from your...

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. The note names in Western Music seem to be a little off? Why is the key with no sharps or flats C major and not A...

Season 3, Episode 22 - Two Minute Music Theory The third installment in our Building Chords Series. Today we look at what happens when the chord isn't stacked like it normally is. When notes aren't in their normal position, we call that...