"The knowledge of theory, however, is not necessary to WRITE a song like that."I totally agree. You knew the writer(s)? That's really interesting. ...

I'm not that familiar with the song but, based on the article's arrangement, the key of G seems to be correct. The B7 is "borrowed" from Em - the rel...

You got it but you should probably abandon the "augmented minor" concept - it doesn't hold up. The end result is a major triad so it's better to just...

Helgi - you beat me to it!

Hi viclewis,"Augmented minor" is basically a contradiction in terms. An augmented chord is root, major 3rd and augmented 5th. Sometimes extentions a...

Yes, that's right. He's probably referring to the very first part of the sample where it does sound like glissando happening. Definitely not the sam...

Don't apologize; just let me know what you don't understand:-)

Sounds like staccato to me. Â If the dymanic is loud you can use the fortissimo sign ff or fff. Â If t's real loud you can use the sfz sign. If all t...

Just a little correction along with my $0.02…It's easy to get confused regarding the Greek prefixes, “di” and “dia.” Di, means “two”, b...

Hi Alex_, we mainly studied the Bach chorales (from the 371 harmonized chorales book that most schools probably use). Later, we studied the preludes ...

Hi Alex_, most Classical symphonies are in sonata form. So you can can write something, say on a keyboard, in sonata form and then orchestrate it. Y...

Basically, voice leading is melodic consideration of harmonic progression. The chord changes should create melodic lines (how many depending on how m...

That's right Alex. All staves/key signatures for transposing instruments must also be transposed in order to be in key with the non-transposing instr...

Yes, you can certainly play the Cmaj6 instead of Am but be aware of the sound. As Alan Green called attention to, Cmaj6 has the same notes as Am7 and...

Yeah, you'll probably see several variations of the term for that mark. We learned it as arpége or arpeggio. Depends on where you went to school. ...