Step 10: That works OK, the top notes in the chords match up nicely to the melody notes, so we’re on track. We could vary things a little though by slipping in a subtle ii chord - a Gm chord - as the ...

Step 9: So now that we have the diatonic chords all identified and labelled up, we can try to find a progression that might fit our melody notes. The most commonly-used chords in any key are the ...

Learn about Higher Music mandatory concepts for melody and harmony - musical intervals, chords and how these are used in different cadences. BBC Bitesize Scotland Higher Music article for the SQA ...

Chords I, IV & V are all major, whereas chords II, III and VI are minor. Chord VII is diminished, so we don’t tend to us it ...

Composers often speak of fitting chords and melodies together, as though sounds were physical objects with geometric shape -- and now a Princeton University musician has shown that advanced geometry ...

One of the world’s biggest girl bands, Little Mix, knows the power of a good melody – as does French composer, Gabriel Fauré. Their 2013 single ‘Little Me’ nabs the tune of his Pavane in a lo-fi ...