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What to Know About the E Minor Chord

If you want to play Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles, you’re going to need to know the e minor chord. If you want to master the e minor chord, you’re going to need to know all about it. What notes make up the e minor chord? Where can you find it on the keyboard of […]

What You Need to Know About the Piano Keys Chart

Where does the music teacher keep her keys? In the piano of course! A full-size piano is made up of 52 white keys and 36 black keys [1]. Luckily for you, the same note names will continue to repeat themselves over and over. A chart of all the keys is a powerful learning tool that […]

An Introduction to the B Flat Minor Scale

You may think that learning about minor scales is a difficult task. After all, they consist of keys that are rarely used, right? First off, musicians use minor keys quite a bit in intermediate and advanced works of music. Secondly, they aren’t challenging at all for any beginner to learn and understand. Before you actually […]

What to Know About the G Minor Chord

The ability to sit down and play any piece of music requires a strong foundation. That’s why musicians practice their scales and the chords that go with them. The G minor scale and the chords based on it are part of that foundation. Once you’ve mastered the G minor chord in all its inversions, you’re […]

An Introduction to the Grand Staff

A true understanding of music can take years. And plenty of people manage to know just enough to get by in musical environments. Perhaps they sight read well, or have coveted perfect pitch. Either way, they’ve managed to get by with only a basic knowledge of musical concepts. But if you want to take your […]

Your Guide to the B Flat Major Chord

Different musical keys are often linked with different moods. Whilst at first this may seem a little strange, there is a scientific reason for it. Depending on the key you are playing, the gaps between notes are subtly different. It’s not enough that most of us can notice it, but when playing in different keys, […]

An Introduction to A Major Chords

Whether you’re looking to play songs by Ed Sheeran or Billy Ray Cyrus, you’re going to need to learn how to play A major chords [1]. Major chords are generally simple, so they’re great for beginners who are looking to learn how to play their favorite songs. The A major chord specifically is a key […]

An Introduction to Bass Clef

Where there’s melody, there has to be rhythm. Other than drums, the main rhythm instrument is the bass. Bass is the line between melody and rhythm — which follows the melodic chords while holding up the rhythm. If you play the piano, you don’t need a second instrument to hold up the rhythm. Pianists need […]

Your Guide to the E Flat Major Scale

You might not think that Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child,” would have anything in common [1]. There, you would be wrong. They actually have something very important in common: the key of E flat. Here, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the E flat major scale that […]

An Introduction to Ledger Lines

If the term ‘ledger lines’ isn’t ringing any bells for you, then read on, here’s all you need to know. For starters, music couldn’t be written down without them. That means all the music you know and love, everything from Beethoven’s “9th Symphony” to Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”, all started life making use of ledger lines. […]

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