What, I hear you ask, on earth is he going on about? *Disclaimer: I make no apologies for the advanced nature and language used in this...

The spider capo is a versatile capo that has six legs instead of a bar. These legs can be switched on or off while you are playing. I was...

The name Cappadocian is associated with a Greek ethnic community living in modern day Turkey, and also a clan of vampires known as the...

You would be forgiven for thinking that this post must be situated in the cloud somewhere, or perhaps best viewed via a pair of apple...

Many of you have been through the following evolution, and many more have not. Check the following and see where you are. 1) You have...

I don’t think it is well known, and if I am wrong please forgive me, but when improvising over a chord in a jazz idiom, the circle of...

A recent study has shown how mathematical Bach's music is, the study can be found here https://www.classicfm.com/.../mathematical-genius-...

I had a student mention that in curriculum music at school, the Dorian mode is described as a mode that the druids in Britain used...

Following on from the first post in this series that covered dark modes and the scales that they originate from, this second instalment...

In a brief survey submitted to the leaders of the Empire, the question of favourite scales and modes was asked. The deepest, most...

Warning: The following theory is not for beginners. Any injury caused by over-stimulation of the pineal gland is entirely down to the...

In music theory, seven is a truly miraculous number. Seven notes in the circle of fifths before the first letter is repeated (hence seven...

I recently wrote a partita for violin (2022) and have had one professional violinist work through it and provide feedback. I would like...

I have written a cello suite and have posted the prelude below. I would sincerely like the opinion of cellists. I am not keen on too many...

Now, I know I said part II of this series would focus on Lydian this time, but I changed my mind because the Ionian mode is by far the...

For this fourth and final instalment I will be covering scales with three and four altered notes that are suitable to be played over a...

A bit of a departure here, but as well as being able to use the music theory I explain in the book to improvise, it is also extremely...

In my second post on playing outside over the A Dorian mode, I covered the use of the scales A Melodic, B Neapolitan minor, E Harmonic...

I have come across posts that are written by people who seem to be unaware of the relevance of the frequency 432 Hz, even labelling those...

This piece by Bach has confused musicians for years. It is exceptional in its complexity and has generated some bizarre approaches in...