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We all think we know the answer when asked the question. What is tempo in music? But, do we really know? In something so familiar as tempo, there might be a bit more than we realize. For instance, there is probably more description and words we must learn for music exams in Tempo than in […]

You will sometimes hear people confuse pitch with a note, but they are not the same thing. It can be confusing because a note is a pitch. So, let’s start by defining what a note is, and then we can answer, “What is pitch in music?” What Is A Note? A note is a pitch

Some important communications need to exist between the composer and the musician. Firstly, the composer needs to tell whoever is playing the piece when to play and what to play. But just as importantly, he needs to tell the musician when not to play. That can often be just as important. The composer does this

Not all music is an exact science. Not every bar contains basic and strict notation and beats. Sometimes we will want to subdivide the beat. Put notes into divisions outside of what is allowed by the stated time signature. The name we give to this process of dividing the notes into irregular beats is a

Gaining an appreciation of the speed, or tempo of a piece of music is very important. There will be times when there will be no conductor, metronome, or click track to help you. Music can be slow, or it can be fast. To understand at what speed music should be played, we need to understand the

We all know what an ornament is. We probably have quite a few in our own houses and apartments. But what are they in musical terms, these Musical Ornaments? Musically, an ornament, or to use another word, an embellishment, has been around for a long time. Centuries, in fact. Used to Impress During the late

Do Re Mi is a phrase well-known in music circles. I suspect it is better known by some from when Maria sings it in “The Sound of Music.” In the film, she describes Do-Re-Mi as being like a musical alphabet. That is, they start at the beginning of a sequence.  Do Re Mi is the