Stay cool with some cool music...
In today’s episode we’re going to explore examples of cool-sounding chords. And, next week we’ll talk about some cool chords found in Christmas music. Wait!—Is there really such a thing as that? Chords are chords, but it’s how you choose to play the piano that makes the music sound ‘cool’. See you all soon!

This weekend is going to be a fun one. We’ll go over some chord favorites. CMajor will share with you some more information about writing down the sounds that you enjoy hearing in your favorite tunes. Tune in this weekend. See you all the next time.

A pattern of a chord change forms a rhythm of its own. We’ll see this in today’s discussion of an anthem. We will continue our conversation about one particular anthem and the way it appears in a hymn book. What do the words have to do with the chords and the pattern of chord changes as played on the piano?

This Saturday CMajor continues her quest for helping you discover how the notes of chords work together with anthem melodies. How will you relate easily singable melodies to your chosen harmonic sequences? Writing it all down—See you all this weekend! Thank you for tuning in.

In today’s episode, we’ll briefly talk about writing chords in short score. There are particular keywords that are available for a certain patriotic tune. We can see how the instrumental part can be played at the same time as voices in the score. In other words, there is no separate piano arrangement in this case. See you all soon! Thank you for listening.

This Saturday afternoon we’ll talk about some of the easily singable melodies found in Songs of Americans (Patriotic Songs). As harmony was used in the 1950s, for instance, we can see how people grew accustomed to the sound of certain chords. What do these chords look like when placed on a staff? Tune in to find out. See you all this weekend! Thank you so very much for listening.

How are you continuing to grow in your music making? Do you have a growing reputation as a gifted artist? In today’s episode we’ll talk about chords you can learn to write down in your own version of a classical tune. Listen now as CMajor describes the ideas found in chord-blocking. See you all soon! Thank you for tuning in today.

Join us this Saturday for a conversation about chords found in classical music. I love this topic. It’s a personal favorite of mine to discuss with my piano students. See you all tomorrow and don’t forget to bring your favorite coffee to the show. That’s tomorrow right after CMajor Before The Show. See you soon!

Some music begins with basic harmonies including simple chord patterns. Other music may show other alternative ways to take a “simple” chord and play it over a different bass. If you saw this...Am/E, for instance, what would it mean to you as a performer? Also, as a writer of music, would you change anything about what another song is about in terms of the chords? Listen now as CMajor describes baroque music and some of the layouts used by performers.

It’s that time of year again, time for choosing which notes you want to be in the bass. Basic harmonies used in jazz, for instance, show essential chords. What about in other music? Wouldn’t it be nice to choose your own bass notes? We’ll talk about the history of systems used in music. See you all tomorrow.