What is a musical cadence, and how do tonic, subdominant and dominant chords create a sense of harmonic movement?

A chord progression gives music a sense of direction. Some progressions feel as though they are moving away from a point… read more

What are relative major and minor keys, and how can you use their shared notes to create chord progressions?

Major and minor keys are often associated with different musical characters, but a major key and its relative minor share… read more

How do major, minor and pentatonic scales work, and how can electronic musicians use them to create different musical moods?

A musical scale is an organised sequence of notes. Scales provide a framework for melodies, chords and musical themes.

For electronic… read more