Music lessons are a type of formal instruction in playing a musical instrument or singing. Typically, a student taking music lessons meets a music teacher for one-on-one training sessions ranging from...
Follow these steps to write a bass line for a melody 1. Start and end with the tonic note. 2. Avoid similar motion and use contrary motion to melody and it makes the music sound interesting. 3. Avoid...
A popular measure of progress, especially for children, is external assessment of the progress of the pupil by a regular examination. A number of exam boards assess pupils on music theory or practice....
Whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes are each notated differently on sheet music, and they’re played differently too. Whole notes, notated as empty circles, are played for four beats. Half...
When two or more musicians are performing together they are immediately bound together by one basic element: rhythm. Good rhythm and tempo are essential for any duo, ensemble, band, or orchestra to play...