Step 1: So far, we’ve only been playing single notes, so let’s try some chords. We’ll start with a C major triad - a chord made up of three notes from the C major scale, namely the root (C), major ...

Just by pressing the chord button, you can see the sounds that make up the chord both visually and aurally. For example, in the case of C major, there are three notes: C, E, G (Do, Mi, So). There ...

4. Chords. A chord is defined as two or more notes sounding at the same time, but in basic theory terms, we generally take it to mean three-note chords, or ‘triads’. In Western music, chords are ...

When it comes to teaching children music, getting the little dears to bash away on a piano or strum away on a guitar usually isn’t too hard. Teaching classical music notation, however, is a ...

In this tutorial, we explore how to add rich upper extensions—like flat nines—to your solo piano arrangements. Especially ...