Spell Intervals Fast: Tips and Tricks
Learning to “spell” intervals is essential but the standard way to work them out is too slow! Use these tricks to speed it up.
Spell Intervals Fast: How To
To use interval recognition for real musical tasks you’ll need to know how to spell intervals too. Learn quickly with this clever and unusual approach.
Hearing the Difference between Major and Minor Keys
Being able to distinguish the differences between major and minor keys is easier than you might think. Follow these 2 easy steps to learn how.
How to Transcribe Music like a Pro: Finding the Key
Knowing the key can save you a lot of head-scratching when transcribing music. Here are some tricks to quickly find the key of a song by ear.
Identifying Major and Minor Keys: Two Shortcuts
Learn to identify major and minor keys by ear and it will be much easier for you to play by ear and improvise. Here are two shortcuts to help you learn.
Finding the Tonic in Major Keys, Part Two
Learn how to find the tonic of any piece of music and practice with these well-known popular songs and classical pieces in part two of this tutorial.
Finding the Tonic in Major Keys
Identifying the tonic in a melody is a useful skill that will help you play by ear, transcribe and more. Find out how, and practice with these examples.
How to Develop Your New Song's Theme
We think that the theme of a track just means its melody. But in fact theme is a much bigger concept and you should know all your options when writing music.
How To Recognize Major and Minor Keys
Songs are in a major or minor key and it’s important for a musician to be able to quickly and easily tell which one it is. Here are some tricks you can use.
Free Christmas Ear Training Track to Download!
At this time of year it’s easy to get distracted by all kinds of holiday fun. Decorating the tree, wrapping presents, writing Christmas cards… Or celebrating Hanukkah or just some time off work, as the case may be! But all these fun activities...
Four Chords and the Truth
Did you know: a huge number of popular songs use just four chords. Find out which four and why in this article, and learn how to write your own 4-chord songs.
How to transcribe a song: 7 must-know tips and tricks
Transcribing a song by ear can seem like an overwhelming process at first but taking a more structured approach like this makes the whole process much easier.
