Articles related to "Pentatonic"

Native American flute music is usually played in a pentatonic scale. It's not hard to understand the musical theory behind jargon like octaves, scales, and modes

Learning a few horizontal and vertically lead patterns is one of the first steps in becoming a guitar soloist. The G major and E minor pentatonic scales are essential.

With a few pointers, musicians can transform pentatonic scales into their own Native American flute songs. Making Native American Flute music doesn't have to be hard.

One of the interesting things that can be done when improvising over a major chord is to shift into the Lydian Mode. It's easy to do.

The word scale is Latin in origin, being derived from the word scala meaning "ladder", this article explores the use of scales in music.

The repeating pattern nature of the guitar is powerful. All a guitarist has to do is learn a few "move the root" type patterns to play in any key.

Newbies, pick up your Strat Squires and gather round. It's time for a lesson in the Blues.

Before you can be a great guitarist, you must master the Blue Notes: the Minor Third, Flatted Fifth, and Minor Seventh.

The Native American flute is a modern instrument deeply rooted in tradition. Discover the facinating history behind Native American flute making.

Where do chords come from in music and how are they constructed? It all begins with the major scale.

Recent innovations have given rise to differing methods for Native American flute making today. John Stillwell, shares on the history of Native American flute music.

While instrumentation and arrangements differ depending on the region, Indonesian gamelan as a whole is a striking and highly influential ensemble.

DeJohnette, Frisell and Harris delivered a fantastic set of music in support of DeJohnette's latest album, "The Elephant Sleeps, But Still Remembers."

Guitarists, time to feel the groove. Read on for a lesson in Blues comping and the sacred art of the riff.

The Waldorf second-grade curriculum aims to engage the child's imagination while teaching reading, writing, basic math (especially multiplication tables), music, and arts

Robin Spielberg's latest album A New Kind of Love offers more of the delicate, introspective playing that characterizes her previous releases.

One of the most famous hymns in English was written in 1772 by an English slave trader.

You wouldn't think that these simple percussion instruments would sound like much. But they make beautiful, melodic music, and look fun at the same time.

From Bach to Bartok, many composers have written concert pieces especially to train technique. Debussy's set of Études fits into that tradition with playful whimsy.

Antonin Dvorák wrote his 9th Symphony in the spirit of America's search for a particular national identity. Though perhaps inaccurate, his symphony remains ever popular.

Nearly twenty years ago, new sounds began to rumble form the amps of metal musicians. At the turn of the millennium, the post-metal have been nothing short of brilliant.

Guitar players often focus on flashy techniques and ignore the basics of rhythm playing. Here is a simple exercise to improve your timing, guaranteed!

The Waldorf curriculum, adapted from philosopher Rudolf Steiner's ideas, is designed to appeal to the young child's imagination and love of active learning.

Yolanda Kondonassis loves both music and the environment. Her latest album will be used to help protect the nature that has inspired so many classical compositions.

The ultimate goal for many guitarists is to shred like the professionals. How does an impressive guitarist improvise and solo so effortlessly? Where does one start?

The Waldorf third-grade curriculum teaches children how humans have grown food, clothed themselves, and built dwellings through history.

One proven way to get better at playing the guitar is to develop a good practice routine. A developing guitarist will have a solid routine with clear goals in mind.

The guitar is jam-packed with musical possibilities. One can play virtually any style of music. Moreover, the guitar can be tuned in many attention-grabbing ways.

Modes allow a guitarist to create interesting harmonies. The modal progression method described in this article opens up a whole new world of possibilities.