Category Archives: Music Theory

Chord Building for Beginners

[youtube]4TmZjcXvkEk[/youtube] In my last blog, I introduced you to the major scale and it’s formula of whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step.  Now let’s take this information and see how we can apply it to actually making chords out of the major scale. Just as the major scale has a… Read More »

The Major Scale – Just How Important Is It?

[youtube]u2iu1QVzRmg[/youtube] The major scale – you’ve heard of it.  We all have.  But is it important?  Well, only if you want to really understand what makes it all hang together music-wise!  So let’s explore a bit about that. Back in April of last year, I touched on the subject of the major scale, but now we will take… Read More »