Mandolin Theory – The Basics
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 [...]
Mandolin Theory – Rhythm and Meter
Mandolin Theory – Odd Meters
Rhythm, in music, is the placement of sounds in time. In its most general sense rhythm (Greek rhythmos, derived from [...]
Mandolin Theory – Simple and Compound Meters
Rhythm, in music, is the placement of sounds in time. In its most general sense rhythm (Greek rhythmos, derived from [...]
Mandolin Theory – Scales and Key Signatures
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 [...]
Mandolin Theory – Key Signatures
In musical notation, a key signature is a set of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. Key [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mandolin Theory – The Major Scale
Scales refer to a series of notes that go in an ascending and descending manner. The major scale is the [...]
Mandolin Theory – Intervals
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 [...]
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), [...]
Mandolin Theory – Specific Intervals
In diatonic set theory a specific interval is the clockwise distance between pitch classes on the chromatic circle (interval class), [...]
Mandolin Theory – Chords
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 [...]
Mandolin Theory – Understanding Chords Inversions
Overview Chords can be inverted by moving the lowest note up an octave. The lowest note after the inversion, [...]
Mandolin Theory – Diatonic Chords
Mandolin Theory – Diatonic Triads
Diatonic (Greek: διατονική) and chromatic (Greek: χρωματική) are terms in music theory that are most often used to characterise scales, and are also applied [...]
Mandolin Theory – Chord Progressions
Mandolin Theory – Neapolitan Chords
Mandolin Theory – How to Build Neapolitan Chords, Part I
In music theory, a Neapolitan chord (or simply a "Neapolitan") is a major chord built on the lowered second (supertonic) [...]
