Mandolin Theory – Introduction to Chords – About time to learn them
Overview A chord, in music, is any harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.These need not [...]
Mandolin Theory – Inverting Intervals – Basic knowledge you must learn
Overview In music theory, the word inversion has several meanings. There are inverted chords, inverted melodies, inverted intervals, and (in counterpoint) inverted voices. The [...]
Mandolin Theory – Writing Intervals – See how to avoid the common mistakes
In diatonic set theory a specific interval is the clockwise distance between pitch classes on the chromatic circle (interval class), in other words the number [...]
Mandolin Theory – Specific Intervals
In diatonic set theory a specific interval is the clockwise distance between pitch classes on the chromatic circle (interval class), in other words the number [...]
Mandolin Theory – Key Signature Calculation
In musical notation, a key signature is a set of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. Key signatures are generally written immediately [...]
Mandolin Theory – Key Signatures
In musical notation, a key signature is a set of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. Key signatures are generally written immediately [...]
Mandolin Theory – Scale Degrees
Scales refer to a series of notes that go in an ascending and descending manner. In music theory, a scale degree is the name given to [...]
Mandolin Theory – The Minor Scales
Scales refer to a series of notes that go in an ascending and descending manner. The notes of the minor scale, unlike the notes on [...]
Mandolin Theory – Odd Meters
Rhythm, in music, is the placement of sounds in time. In its most general sense rhythm (Greek rhythmos, derived from rhein, “to flow”) is an [...]
Mandolin Theory: Measures and Time Signatures
The time signature (also known as meter signature, bar signature, or measure signature) is a convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats [...]
