On Thursday nights my wife packs up her Bass Clarinet and heads out to the Duncan community band rehearsal. Shortly after her departure various characters show up with old tube amplifiers, well worn instruments and cold beer. For the next 3 hours the neighborhood is filled with the sounds of the Blues Xplorers as we... Continue Reading →
Definition a tritone is a musical interval with 3 whole tones or 6 semitones between the notes. Tritones are the only symmetrical intervals. For example C to F# above is a tri tone (Aug 4th ) and so is F# to C above it. F# to C below it is also a tri tone(dim 5th).... Continue Reading →
Most musicians are familiar with modes, but a little review never hurts ! This article explains and reviews modes very well and includes some great song references. In addition it is oriented towards electronic music and uses MID as well as standard music notion for the examples. Music theory basics: how to understand musical modes... Continue Reading →
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