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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord Date: October 31, 2008 Source: Dalhousie University Summary: It's the most famous chord in rock 'n' roll, an instantly recognizable twang rolling through ...

The Piano Guys are playing all the right keys 07:53. The members of a one-of-a-kind music group are striking a chord with devoted audiences. Lee Cowan shows us how they do it: ...

Pianist and composer Nahre Sol attempts to play "Happy Birthday" in 16 levels of complexity. Nahre starts playing the iconic tune with just one finger and adds more and more layers until she's ...

Learn what a harmony is and how harmonies can turn a good song into a great song! Find out more in this UKS2 music resource from BBC Bitesize and the BBC Philharmonic.

Brad Mehldau’s Piano Concerto — fruity chord clusters and more than a dollop of Hollywood In its UK premiere at the Barbican, the American jazz pianist’s piece was greeted with an ecstatic ...