About Hearing Key Changes
Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music discusses how to hear key changes in music, and the things that sometimes trip musicians up in hearing this modulation.
Key
The key of a piece of music determines the set of notes it uses and you can learn to recognise the two types of key, major and minor, by ear. Key is closely related to musical scale and identifying the key can help you play by ear and transcribe more efficiently.
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The Creepy Minor Key
What better time than Halloween to explore music’s darker side? Dive into the world of minor and learn how to create your own creepy tune.
Exploring Common Chord Progressions
Explore common chord progressions, what makes them so powerful, and how they’re used in popular music to make a song stick.
The Magic Number and How to Use It to Learn Anything
How can we use neuroscience as a tool for memorizing and mastering music? Learn about the magic number and its applications in efficient learning.
The Truck Driver’s Gear Shift
Is the Truck Driver’s Gear Shift – a dramatic key change upwards near the end of a song – a cheap trick or a songwriter’s best friend? The answer is…
The Ultimate Guide to Minor Keys
What makes a minor key? Learn all about how minor scales and chords are built, and how they differ from their major counterparts.
How To Make A Backing Track, with Joanne Cooper
Prolific songwriter Joanne Cooper shows you how to make a backing track, and the myriad of ways you can use it for practice, improvisation, and more.
Transpose and Terrify!
Sometimes, all it takes to make a tune spooky is some major-to-minor transposition. Resident pro Sara Campbell shows you how, just in time for Halloween!
The Ultimate Guide to the Circle of Fifths
Follow along with our all-in-one guide to learn how this master tool can help you play music, understand theory, and even write a masterpiece.
How to Find the Tonic of Any Song in a Major Key
Learn how to find the tonic in any song in a major key using our intuitive tips and tricks. Then use it to your advantage to write music and play by ear!
Exploring Classical Music: The Classical Era, Part 2
Classical Era composers mastered musical form to frame their myriad thoughts and emotions. Learn how to listen for form in the music of Beethoven and Haydn.
What’s the point of the Circle of Fifths?
Although it looks strange, the Circle of Fifths it is actually very relevant to your musical life. The trick is to learn the useful patterns hidden inside.
