Today we look at different counting systems and how we can use them to count quarter notes and eighth notes. Being able to count music is one of the basic skills for every musician. In this episode we will go over different examples of...

How to take a plain bass line and turn it into something much more interesting. By using quavers and eighth notes this music composition lesson works through how to use extra chord tones, harmony notes and non-chord tones, inessential...

Can you figure out what the correct beaming of notes should be within this short piece of music written in 6/8 compound time? It’s one thing to be able to compose rhythms but how secure do you feel about beaming or joining notes together...

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This session will help you learn how to play eighth note triplets. A triplet is when you divide notes into three equal parts. With eighth note triplets, you are splitting up the quarter note into 3 parts. You count the beat number (1)...

There are two conventions used across the world for naming the rhythmic values of notes. This music theory lesson explains the two systems used either side of the pond. In both systems there is an element of logic that helps to grasp how...

Season 1, Episode 8 How do you know what the two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music mean? Are they a fraction? Will any two numbers work? Find out today How To Read Time Signatures on Two Minute Music Theory.

Discover how to read and play a piece of music that contains changing time signatures. Have you ever struggled to read a piece that switches between time signatures such as 2/4 4/4 3/8 5/8? This music performance lesson takes such a...

An overview of note and rest values

We look at the different types of sixteenth note and triplet rhythms in music and how to count them.

Learn how to write three-part counterpoint. This music composition lesson presents a short musical idea and demonstrates how to evolve it into an extended passage of three part counterpoint. The characteristics of the initial idea are...

Being able to read music is one thing, but being able to write music is a completely different matter discussed in this video.

If you want to play an instrument, the first thing you need to do is read music. Check out these tips to get started.

Why a German 6th sounds exactly the same as a Dominant 7th but functions very differently. This music theory lesson shows you how to construct a Dominant 7th in the key of Db and a German 6th in the key of C, drawing attention to the...

This video describes how to identify both pitch and note duration.

Howcast - Learn how to read drum lesson sheet music from drum expert Jason Gianni in this Howcast video.

Sometimes music composers use different tricks to make music sound like it's written in a different time signature than the one on the page. In this video we look at two different techniques that help create this rhythm illusion. The...

Sometimes music composers use different tricks to make music sound like it's written in a different time signature than the one on the page. In this video we look at two different techniques that help create this rhythm illusion. The...

The Frozen Rhythm Play-Along gets kids performing quarter notes and rest, half notes, and paired eighth notes!

A fun music activity for kids with a Pokémon theme! In this beginner version, kids will perform quarter notes and rests along with paired eighth notes 🎶

Check out this super fun rhythm poison game! Students listen and perform quarter notes/rests & paired eighth notes, but watch out for the haunted rhythm!

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Check out this December Rhythm Play Along from the Muppet Christmas Carol. Clap rhythms in this play along using quarter notes/rest, eighth & half notes.

Get the music month of March rockin' with this Music in our School song! Tons of super fun music activities for your school and even at home.