A triplet is an irregular division of a given note value into three, instead of two from the same kind. All note values divisions that we have learned so far are 2, 4, and so on we never divided any note value into 3. A triplet provides the opportunity to perform 3 notes in the…
Category: Music Theory
3 Main Reasons Why You Struggle to Sight Read your pieces with the Guitar
It should go without saying that learning to sight-read on the guitar is a difficult endeavor. Many guitar students struggle with it for good reason! There are several things that might impede your ability to read music swiftly and correctly. In this blog post, we will discuss three main reasons why people struggle to sight…
Music Theory: The Essential Part of Learning a Musical Instrument
The study of music theory is an essential part of learning a musical instrument. It is the science of music, and it helps students understand how music works. Learning theory in parallel with the instrument helps students learn notes and rhythms faster. It also makes them more productive in all areas of their musical studies.…
Music notation
During centuries of music development, musicians around the world were trying different ways to write down their music. Rather than just passing it through years to each other. There was a variety of systems of writing music. The one that we use today survived, and was accepted worldwide. Simply because it allows the musicians to…
Tempo
Sound, written as a Quarter note, will be four times shorter than a Whole note two times shorter than a Half note, and so on. However, that does not give us its absolute duration. To know the absolute duration of a note we need tempo. Tempo is the pace or the speed at which the…