How can musicians use phrasing and punctuation to add expression to their playing? In this video, we explore some ways to take your playing further by looking at musical phrases, dynamics, and tempo to create more expressive music. Phrasing in music is a way for musicians to add a more […]
In this music lesson, we explore legato, staccato and pizzicato – which are 3 forms of articulation commonly used in music. Learning about articulation and how to apply them to your playing is one of the most important skills to take your playing to the next level. It can help […]
Why is it that there are only 12 notes used in music? Why not 13 or 14? It comes from the circle of fifths. Much of Western music is built on the relationship between the tonic and the dominant. If we are to work out the dominant of each dominant […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Someone grab the tissues. What is it about a sad song that makes it sound sad? To find out, LA Buckner and Nahre Sol dive into one of the […]
In this lesson, we discuss a few ways to make playing chords simpler and smoother. First of all, we look at keeping the correct fingers in place to minimise the finger movement. Then we look at how to smoothly transition between different chords, especially when we have difficult chords or […]
🎫 Tickets for LIVE! Justin Hawkins Rides Again…for the first time! UK Tour: https://tinyurl.com/kneukve2 I’m back! Thank you for allowing me that little hiatus, I needed it. Onwards into 2024 where I will be filming some new longform podcasts with Jenny May Finn and our special guest Rick Astley! Bobby […]
The pentatonic scale is often the first scale that beginner guitar students learn. This doesn’t always happen with other instruments and also these scales aren’t necessarily more important than major scales or minor scales. In this video, we look at what makes the pentatonic scale unique, and how it is […]
🎫 Tickets for LIVE! Justin Hawkins Rides Again…for the first time! UK Tour: https://tinyurl.com/kneukve2 Evanescence have finally released a song called “Yeah Right” that they had in the archives for the last few years! What do you think? I realised it is reminding me of an eclectic mix of very…niche…songs. […]
What do all the letters, numbers, and symbols in chord symbols mean? How do we work out which notes to play? How are chords structured? What are chord symbols? If you’re a beginner guitarist, understanding complex chords can be quite challenging, but all chords are very simple when looked at […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up? Well that may not be true, but changing the pitch of their songs can […]
