Demystifying Lute suite II: Fugue
Not as complex as the prelude but still uses: Major, Harmonic minor, Melodic, Neapolitan Major, Neapolitan minor, Neapolitan Major b5,...
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rbedwell3
Mar 302 min
Five ways to modulate to the relative minor
It is a really basic change, the key of C major to the key of A minor, but so many of my students didn't know how to so I have made a...
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rbedwell3
Mar 303 min
Demystifying the Chromatic Fantasia BWV 903 by J. S. Bach
A piece like this is often regarded as a collection of random notes, so unfathomable is its structure. How far from the truth that is....
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rbedwell3
Mar 301 min
Hidden complexity in Prelude BWV 999
The prelude in D minor is a favourite of guitar students as it is relatively easy to play for students, but in its 43 bars lies a hidden...
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rbedwell3
Mar 301 min
Neapolitan Major is your friend.
The Neapolitan Major scale is sorely misunderstood nowadays, and I am hoping to change that. One of the best ways of using it is while...
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rbedwell3
Mar 301 min
What is J. S. Bach's most complex piece of music in terms of modulations?
This was a question I was asked recently by a student. The answer is not what you might think it would be. Something from WTC I or II, or...
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rbedwell3
Mar 301 min
Demystifying Bach's Chaconne in D minor
Demystifying Bach's Chaconne in D minor The Chaconne in D minor from the Violin Sonata no.2 for solo violin has reached almost mythical...
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rbedwell3
Sep 16, 20231 min
Return of the Neapolitan minor II
As mentioned in the first post in this series, the most common use for Neapolitan minor, at least in Bach's WTC I, follows the Hungarian...
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rbedwell3
Jul 27, 20232 min
Harmony without chords?
I recently had a conversation with someone about music for a single line instrument such as a flute. Their argument was that because only...
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rbedwell3
Jun 24, 20231 min
The Modal Method of Music book is out!
After registering the book at the library of ISBN numbers and sorting out barcode matters, my book The Modal Method of Music (M3) is...
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rbedwell3
Jun 16, 20232 min
Demistyfying Bach's Lute Suite II BWV 997: II Fuga
Not as complex as the prelude but still uses: Major, Harmonic minor, Melodic, Neapolitan Major, Neapolitan minor, Neapolitan Major b5,...
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rbedwell3
Jun 11, 20231 min
New bracket for my Gus guitar
I was having backache from all the practise and so the builder of Gus guitars helped me design this bracket. It means I can now play...
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rbedwell3
Jun 8, 20232 min
Demistyfying Bach's Lute Suite II BWV 997
Prelude: Bach uses the scales Major, Harmonic minor, Melodic, Harmonic Major, Hungarian minor, Neapolitan minor, Locrian natural 7,...
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rbedwell3
Jun 3, 20231 min
The role of the Neapolitan minor scale
Easy and simple, first: Used to modulate to the minor key on degree III of the Major scale. In C Major, play any mode from E Neapolitan...
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rbedwell3
Jun 2, 20231 min
The role of the Melodic scale
The Melodic scale, or Melodic minor, has multiple uses when composing. First, it is used to modulate from a Major key to the minor key on...
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rbedwell3
May 31, 20231 min
The role of the Major scale
I was asked recently, as there are 66 scales, and all have rules which govern how they function in music, which I cover in Modal Method,...
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rbedwell3
May 24, 20231 min
Proof copy printed!
Today the printers in Sussex, UK printed the first hard copy of my book 'The Modal Method of Music'. Only a few more steps to go now.
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rbedwell3
May 22, 20231 min
Analysis series in the works
A series of analytical studies of great works of music is underway, using the Method as outlined in my book. Bach's Chromatic Fantasia...
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rbedwell3
May 20, 20231 min
In conversation with printers
In conversation with One-digital printers in Brighton about printing my book, The Modal Method of Music.
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rbedwell3
May 19, 20231 min
Book Update
Recently finished my book on music theory, 'The Modal Method of Music', or M3 for short. In the publishing stage at the moment. Should be...
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