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Comment on FUNctional Harmony by Common Chords |

Common Chords | — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:41:43 +0000

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Comment on Types of Scales by Common Chords |

Common Chords | — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:35:13 +0000

[…] the C diminished 7 is the same note for note as the Eb, Gb and A. It is a close relative of the octatonic scale in that regard. In fact, the octatonic scale is often called the “diminished” scale […]

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Muse – Take A Bow | — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:34:08 +0000

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Comment on Music Theory Rocks by Mumford and Sons – I Will Wait | The Wolfric Academy Blog

Mumford and Sons – I Will Wait | The Wolfric Academy Blog — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:08:10 +0000

[...] it to a friend? Music theory is the attempt to standardize answers to these questions. See this post for more info about music [...]

Comment on Music Theory Rocks by wendy

wendy — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:28:16 +0000

This is a very comprehensive essay on MUSIC THEORY. It does rock! Music theory allows us to enjoy more dimensions of music. It’s like when you can see and realize all the beautiful facets of a diamond, you really appreciate its total beautify. Music theory does that for me.
Thank you Aaron for writing this essay.
My passion is to open up the beauty of music to all my students. ~ ms. wendy

Comment on Music Theory Rocks by Hannah Voigt

Hannah Voigt — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:51:01 +0000

A well-thought-out essay on something we all take for granted!

Comment on FUNctional Harmony by Music Theory Rocks | The Wolfric Academy Blog

Music Theory Rocks | The Wolfric Academy Blog — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:23:55 +0000

[...] The purpose of the analysis is to think about why people like the piece in question. Along the way I’ll try to point out core music theory concepts where they apply. I’ll also be forced to use some of the jargon, I can’t explain what a scale is in every post, etc. If you need a refresher on some basics, check out this post. [...]

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Comment on How I Learned Piano from Soccer Practice by Deborah Fortier

Deborah Fortier — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:41:31 +0000

Everything put forth here is good and healthy and useful, and, except for the warming up part (I tend to neglect that), I use with my students. 2 things to add: sometimes I take a passage out of rhythm to make an exercise out of it, or make a new exercise out of it, if the student is struggling physically with it and 2) instead of the pennies I implement the “no mistake method”, which simply means that once a mistake is made, one has to go back to the beginning. If strictly enforced (& this can apply to fingering, rhythm, dynamics, etc besides just notes), this stops a student from making the mistake before they make it. And believe it or not, they like it, and of course, it does get results. I make sure that the goal is do-able as, for example, just one phrase, or one section 3 x (or 1 x, or 10 x) without a mistake (at the final time on the last note a mistake is made, I still have them go back to 1st x around). The sports analogy is always good, especially considering how sports-minded people are these days. I say: “If a basketball player gets the ball in the basket, does he then say, “ok I’m good”, and walk away? No, they do it over and over and over, from all places and under all conditions.