I quit making New Year’s resolutions years ago. I joke that my resolution is to make no resolutions. However, as a musician, every resolution I make is made very publicly! Resolution in music is ...

One week into 2022 and the resolutions that so many people made are history. In music, the resolution is a way of life. We should be like musicians and continue to resolve. Resolution is not just a ...

Music from the Classical period is mainly based on the primary chords - I, IV and V, and the secondary chords - II, III, VI and VII. All four cadences can be found in Classical music. Perfect and ...

A cadence is formed by two chords at the end of a passage of music. This video shows different types of cadence: perfect, interrupted, imperfect and plagal. It also demonstrates a Tierce de Picardie.

Is your music theory knowledge up to snuff? Hit ‘true’ or ‘false’ in the right places, and we’ll tell you... Can you identify a plagal cadence? Are you an expert in enharmonic equivalents? Brush up on ...

An agonising moment from the organ console, perfectly notated. It sounds terrible (and hilarious). But what exactly happened? The consensus is, at the climactic point, the poor organist accidentally ...