Music Matters
How to Improve your Piano Accompaniments - Music Performance
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...
Two Minute Music Theory
Building Music: What is a Theme? - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #36
We continue our "Building Music" series, looking at how composers construct music. Today we look at how motifs, phrases, and periods can be used to construct themes. Music Examples: Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Haydn - Emperor...
Music Matters
Original Music Matters Theme - Composing for the Piano
In this episode of composing for the piano we introduce the original Music Matters theme. Over the course of this series, we're going to take the music matters theme and arrange it into different styles, discussing music composition...
Amphio
Transformation
Pianist Stephen Hough shows us how the main motives in Liszt's Sonata are transformed throughout the piece.
Two Minute Music Theory
Why Are Pop Songs So Dang Catchy? - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #20
Pop songs are so dang catchy, whether you like them or not; but why? We look to music theory for the answers.
Easy Languages
How to Make Spanakopita Like a Greek Mum | Easy Greek 92
How to Make Spanakopita Like a Greek Mum | Easy Greek 92 Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our videos have subtitles...
Music Matters
Playing from a Lead Sheet - Music Performance
What does a lead sheet look like and how do you play from one? This music performance lesson takes you through the first eight bars of a famous Standard, “Lullaby of Birdland”, explaining how a lead sheet works, unpacking how to read the...
Odd Quartet
Listener's Guide To Carnival Of The Animals By Camille Saint-Säens - Movement 4 - Tortoises
Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals, however this video focuses specifically on the 4th...
Two Minute Music Theory
Building Music: What Is A Motif? - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #24
Today we begin a series called "Building Music" looking at how composers construct music starting with the smallest element: The Motif. Music Examples Used: Beethoven - 5th Symphony, Movement 1 Brahms - Wiegenlieder, Op. 49, No. 4 Ravel...
Two Minute Music Theory
The Brilliance of Pentatonix Vocal Arranging (Run To You)
Why have I never done an Analysis video? I have no idea! So, today I analyze my favorite Pentatonix song - Run To You. We'll look at how Pentatonix writes this song, and some of the things that make it awesome.
Music Matters
Composing Using the Whole Tone Scale - Music Composition
Showing you how to begin a composition using the whole tone scale. The two transpositions of the whole tone scale are explained and consideration is given to how the scale can be used as the basis for melodic and harmonic construction....
Music Matters
Writing a Melody Over a Chord Progression - Music Composition
How to compose and develop melody over a set of chords. Are you someone who can come up with a chord progression but you’re not quite sure how to improvise or write a melody to go with it? In this music composition lesson, we take a...
Mr Henry's Music World
Boomwhackers Play Along: Classical Composer Ultimate Mix!
Check out this boomwhackers play along while learning about composers Mozart, Beethoven and Grieg! Play along using the boomwhackers to jam out these three different melodies. 🎶
Music Matters
How Edvard Grieg Builds Character - Composer Insights
How Grieg builds musical character in “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”, number 6 of his op.65 Lyric Pieces written in celebration of his own 25th wedding anniversary. The celebratory character is explored through the tonality, the...
Odd Quartet
How Minor Key Chord Progressions Work - Music Theory Crash Course
Last time we talked about chord progressions in a major key. Today we will look at chord progressions in a minor key. In this video we will find the key signature for the minor key, build the diatonic chords of that key, make a chord...
Music Matters
Transposing a Melody into Another Key - Music Theory
How to transpose a melody from one key to another. Suitable for students preparing for Grade 5 theory exams. Are you confused about transposition? Do you need to transpose some music by playing or writing out music in a different key? Do...
Music Matters
Passing Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
What are passing notes? Find out how they work and how best to use them. Melodic notes must either belong to the prevailing chord or should be inessential notes. The most common inessential note is the passing note, which moves by step....
Music Matters
How to Play Ornaments on the Piano - Music Performance
How to play ornaments on the piano. We take a melody and fill it with the most commonly used ornaments, explaining what all the different signs for musical ornaments are and how each should be played. The lesson covers the Trill, the...
Music Matters
Piano Accompaniment Styles - Music Performance
Always wanted to compose or improvise a professional accompaniment to a melody on the piano? In this music performance lesson we consider not only how to fit chords to a melody but also how to come up with a really effective...
Odd Quartet
New World Symphony - Antonin Dvorak
Today we are looking at Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvořák. Dvorak was a composer of the Romantic era and made a name for himself as a musician and composer from an early age. In 1892 he was invited to become the director of the National...
Music Matters
Adding Chords to a Melody on the Piano - Music Composition
How to find and choose chords to fit a melody. Have you ever written a melody but didn’t really know how to find chords to fit it? If you have a melody and you’re searching for chords to harmonise with it this music composition lesson...
Music Matters
Halloween Spooky Style - Composing for the Piano
Halloween special of composing for the piano. In this episode, we look at how to present the Music Matters theme in a spooky style just for Halloween. This suitably spooky arrangement demonstrates how to use tritones and corruptions of...