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I have heard and read, particularly on social media that reading music is hard if not impossible. Clearly it is not actually impossible otherwise literally no one would ever be able to read it and interpret it. I’ve heard the opinion that it is really hard to read music from people who have never actually … Read more
Rests are one of those things that are really undervalued in western music and piano players, in my opinion, are the worst at valuing the function of rests. So rests are an indication of nothing that makes them truly something. I know that it seems like I have contradicted myself here, but I have not … Read more
So many people say that they can’t read music. This is probably true because there are many, many people that do not play a musical instrument and therefore have no need for being able to read musical notation. There are also many people who are musical but have never really tried to read music and … Read more
It seems to be a very common complaint that learning music theory is boring, especially various advertisers of online courses that teach you to play the piano. First of all, the majority of people that claim that learning theory of music are kids and teenagers. The reason why they label it as boring is because … Read more
Modes are types of scales that date back to Ancient Greek times, making them much older than our very familiar major and minor scales, which date back to about 1690 when they were regularly used as a basis for many musical compositions. There are 7 modes in particular that are still used and they are: … Read more
Learning about scales or keys, especially when you are a beginner can be rather confusing and daunting. I’m not surprised that it is daunting because there is so much information on the internet and lots of people with lots of opinions about what is essential to know. It can get confusing, especially when there are … Read more
So much music has been written over the centuries using the time signatures of 3/4 and 4/4, especially 4/4. If I were to have a guess, I would say that of all the western tradition music ever written, well over half has been written in 4/4 time. It is so prevalent that sometimes the letter … Read more