Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor. This is used when writing a melody. Each key signature has two possible keys.

The general theme with these shapes is the dominant 7th sound, which is essentially a major chord plus a b7th. This is a ...

You will notice that if you move the shape of the triad up and down your musical keyboard, you will find other nice sounding chords/triads, which remain associated with your home key of C major.

This is triad theory in action. Of course, not all triads have to be chords of C major or minor. You can use the process, of selecting the 1st (root), 3rd, and 5th degree of either a major or minor ...

Typing, especially QWERTY-style, has its limitations. The holy grail method it comes to typing quickly has got to be a chording keyboard, hands down. How can court reporters possibly keep up with ...