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Category: Music

  • Triad Inversions

    Triad Inversions

    An inversion of a triad is the same notes of the triad arranged in a different order, or more specifically with a different note as the bass.

  • Major Diatonic Chords

    Major Diatonic Chords

    If we start on each note of the major scale and stack thirds to create triads using only notes from the scale, we get the following combinations of notes and examining the third qualities we can see that the triads that are built are as follows

  • Random Tracks From the Last 20 Years

    Random Tracks From the Last 20 Years

    A batch of rough, random tracks from the last 20 years has found its way onto Bandcamp — scratch recordings, old experiments, and musical debris priced at the princely sum of 50p. Overpriced in the extreme, but honest, messy, and part of the journey.

  • The construction of triads using stacked thirds

    The construction of triads using stacked thirds

    Triads are formed by stacking two intervals of a third on top of a root note. This results in intervals for triads (compared to the root note) of root, third, and fifth.

  • Doing what you love

    Create from passion, and your art will speak to others. Doing what you love

  • The Minor Scales and Why there is more than one

    The Minor Scales and Why there is more than one

    This tutorial is a basic introduction to minor scales and will discuss briefly the natural minor scale and its construction.

  • The Major Scale and Why it is Important

    The Major Scale and Why it is Important

    The major scale is one of the most important building blocks in Western music. It doesn’t matter what type of music we are listening to, classical, pop, rock, jazz, punk, funk, techno – insert your chosen genre here. Just think about your favorite type of music and the chances are that it is based upon…

  • Starting at the Beginning — Introductory Tutorials Every Monday and Thursday

    Starting at the Beginning — Introductory Tutorials Every Monday and Thursday

    I’m excited to begin a new series of introductory music theory tutorials, posted twice a week — every Monday and Thursday.

  • Human connection

    Learning as I go and finding a beautiful community of collectors who love aceo’s Human connection A very interesting post about connecting with the people that appreciate your art.

  • PhysMuse Website Revamp: A Fresh Look and New Connections

    PhysMuse Website Revamp: A Fresh Look and New Connections

    PhysMuse has had a quiet but meaningful refresh. The site layout is cleaner, the shop is easier to browse, and new social links now appear in the footer. A small update that makes a big difference in how everything feels.