I am starting this series of articles on the bagatelles by William Walton with number II, just because its the first one I looked at. A...

Now I must say, that for complexity, the only other piece I have come across that is remotely comparable to this piece is the chromatic...

This series of posts is going to focus on the specific points in music that are likely to have an emotional impact on an audience and...

I am using this break at Easter to catch up on some studies I am a bit behind in. Thought I would share my current preoccupations with you.

It is a really basic change, the key of C major to the key of A minor, but so many of my students didn't know how to so I have made a...

In this series of posts I will be focusing on the music of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, and specifically on his compositions for...

I had to develop specific terminology and symbols when working on the method outlined in my book, which takes a little bit of explaining,...

Continuing on from the previous post which covered the implied meanings of accidentals when reading scores, and which if you haven’t read...

Firstly, the above is not true. The Hindu and Oriental are modes, not scales. Hindu is mode V of the Melodic scale and Oriental is mode...

If you haven't read this post yet, I suggest you do as it is a prerequisite for understanding a complex post that is upcoming. In music...

When trying to understand the complexities in music theory and the directions that music moves in, the correct use of accidentals is a...

NB: Gandhi has been used to refer to the term ‘Hindu’ as he represents the pinnacle of thought in Hinduism, in my opinion. Therefore, no...

Now, for those of you new to my mathematical approach to music theory, this may be a lot to take in. Work at it though, it holds so many...

I recently had an extremely earnest guitar student ask me that very question, and to be honest, it's not the first time I have been asked...

What, I hear you ask, on earth is he going on about? *Disclaimer: I make no apologies for the advanced nature and language used in this...

The spider capo is a versatile capo that has six legs instead of a bar. These legs can be switched on or off while you are playing. I was...

The name Cappadocian is associated with a Greek ethnic community living in modern day Turkey, and also a clan of vampires known as the...

You would be forgiven for thinking that this post must be situated in the cloud somewhere, or perhaps best viewed via a pair of apple...

Many of you have been through the following evolution, and many more have not. Check the following and see where you are. 1) You have...

I don’t think it is well known, and if I am wrong please forgive me, but when improvising over a chord in a jazz idiom, the circle of...