Singing is hard!
Many people do not give singing a second thought. It’s as simple as opening your mouth and producing a sound, isn’t it? That is far from the case. The act
Even More About Counterpoint
Even More About CounterpointParticularly 2nd & 3rd Species While the First Species counterpoint maps notes in a one-to-one relationship, the 2nd and 3rd species counterpoints divide a measure into 2
More About Counterpoint
In the last post, we covered the foundation of counterpoint – the Cantus Firmus. In this week’s post, we will cover the rules of First Species Counterpoint! Types of Movement
Introduction to Counterpoint
Counterpoint occurs when 2 or more different melodic lines are combined to form harmonies or when individual voices in a succession of harmonies make good melodic lines. The Counterpoint Treatise
MJRN200 Portfolio
This semester I was enrolled in the Introduction to Radio Production. These recordings are four shows that were produced by three classmates and me. The shows illustrate our ability to
More on 7th Chords
Seventh chords were covered in the last lesson, but for anyone who’s just reading this post with no context, seventh chords include a third above a triad. In the root
7th Chords
Seventh chords extend thirds above triads, so the root, third, fifth, and seventh are all used. A world of sonic possibilities is revealed when you add another interval to the
Figured Bass & Lead-Sheet Notation
Figured Bass Figured bass originated in the Baroque period. In Baroque scores the bass was notated and the upper voices of the bass were improvised based on symbols written below
Triads
Triads consist of three note sequences of diatonic tones from a given scale. Triads can start on any note, but they always include the 3rd and 5th in relation to
Intervals
So far on the blog we have looked at the building blocks of music: We know that music is a combination of sound and silence of varying pitches and durations