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Demystifying Cut Time by Chuck Anderson

Lesson Code: ML04
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

Cut Time is a source of confusion for many musicians. What exactly does it mean and how do you apply it?

Too often cut time is thought of as having two beats in a measure. There are not two beats in a measure of cut time - there are four beats in a measure of cut time. So what makes cut time any different than common time 4/4 time?

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Enharmonic Equivalents

Lesson Code: UL19
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

An Enharmonic Equivalent is where a musical pitch can have different names depending on the context in which it is functioning. An example is G# produces the same pitch as Ab.

Enharmonic equivalents will sound the same but are notated differently using standard music notation.

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Practice Cycles and Sequences

Lesson Code: UL18
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

Sequences and cycles for practicing scales, intervals, melodic sequences and arpeggios.

These sequences also help in learning where any interval is of a given note, the chord tones of chords and aide in memorizing scales.

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The Learning Process - The Mind, Hands and Ears

Lesson Code: UL450
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

For music and learning an instrument like the ukulele or guitar, it's all about the making the connection between the Mind, Hands and Ear.

When listening to music, we enjoy it at the tempo the composer or artist intended, in real time. Only the ear is involved in listening. This is passive listening and enjoying the music. This is what we do everyday. It's what draws us to want to learn a musical instrument.

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Understanding Chromatic Intervals

Lesson Code: UL31b
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type.

Chromatic Intervals are NOT taken from a major scale. They are derived from the diatonic intervals.

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Understanding Interval Inversion

Lesson Code: UL31c
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

Inverting intervals using the Rule of Nine.

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Understanding Intervals

Lesson Code: UL31
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type.

Simple Diatonic Intervals are taken from a major scale.

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What is the different between a Scale and a Mode?

Lesson Code: UL110
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969

Lesson Info

A scale and mode can contain exactly the same notes. So when it is a scale and when is it a mode?

This lesson explores the content that determine when a scale is a mode.

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