The Heart Knows Best
Here is my new composition for Acoustic guitar and Passerelle Bridge. It's called The Heart Knows Best. Hope you like it....
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rbedwell3
- Sep 4
- 3 min
A Closer Look At John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme Part I: Resolution
This is the second track on the album, also known as Part II and is basically all about one change. The score I am referring to is in F...
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rbedwell3
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Unified Scale Theory: Part I
In this article I am going to outline how all scales, all 66 of them, are connected to each other, and how to use them in navigating...
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rbedwell3
- Sep 1
- 3 min
A Closer Look At The Music of John Williams Part I: Superman
John Williams needs no introduction as his film music is the most played of any living composer. What I am interested in is what gives...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 23
- 4 min
A Closer Look At Brouwer’s Elogio De LA Danza Part I: Lento
This is the first of a two part series looking at the piece for guitar by Leo Brouwer which dates from 1964, the ‘first period’ for the...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 19
- 5 min
A Closer Look At Lute Suite II BWV997: Double
We have reached the final movement in this suite with the Double. Now, for those who are unaware, a double is often defined as a...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 19
- 2 min
Artificial Ignorance: A New Normal
Recently, a student sent me a screenshot of the response he received from a Google search on the formula of an F# Hungarian minor scale....
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rbedwell3
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Breakfast In The Field: A New Analysis
In this post I am looking at the classic acoustic piece by Michael Hedges from his 1981 album of the same name. It is in a nice tuning in...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 15
- 3 min
The Function Of The Double Sharp/Flat In Music
There seems to be confusion amongst musicians, and others who play an instrument, in that the role and function of the double and even...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 12
- 4 min
A Closer Look At Lute Suite II BWV997 Part IV: Gigue
In this fourth instalment of my analysis of the second lute suite by Bach I shall be covering the Gigue. 48 bars of music in triple time...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 12
- 3 min
Hidden complexity in Prelude BWV 999: Redux
The prelude in D minor is a favourite of guitar students as it is relatively easy to play for intermediates, but in its 43 bars lies a...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Melodic Minor Truths I: There Is No Descending Form Of The Melodic Minor (Redux)
This issue came up again recently with a student and so I thought I would bring it to the group once more, as it is vitally important in...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 10
- 4 min
Cooking with Modes Part IV: Circular Sequences
In the fourth instalment in this series I will be focusing on the technique of circular sequences. For those that are unaware what a...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Heavy Metal Marxism: Communism’s Influence On The World Of Music
I had an interesting conversation last week with a friend of mine who was explaining his research into the spread of Marxism and...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 4
- 2 min
A Closer Look At Lute Suite II BWV 997: Sarabande
The third movement in this suite is still quite lengthy compared to other Sarabande examples but it is relatively straightforward in its...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 3
- 7 min
A Closer Look At The Art Of Fugue: Contrapunctus I
My goal in this series is not just an analysis using my method to uncover the sequences and patterns in Bach’s fugal masterpiece, but it...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 3
- 7 min
A Closer Look At Lute Suite II BWV997: Fugue
Well, here we are again, and another fugue by Bach. This time it is the second movement from the second lute suite. It is quite a lengthy...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 3
- 7 min
A Closer Look At Bach’s Lute Suite II BWV 997 Part I: Preludio
This is the first in this series where I will be putting the second lute suite under the microscope in order to learn the patterns and...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 3
- 4 min
A Closer Look At Stanley Myers’ Cavatina.
Popular at weddings and funerals alike, this perennial favourite has some interesting changes within its meagre 63 bars of music. Its not...
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rbedwell3
- Aug 3
- 4 min
Enharmonic Equivalent scales: An Introduction
Enharmonic equivalent scales are not to be confused with equivalent scales. An equivalent scale is a scale or mode that is built upon the...
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