If the mention of scales conjures frightening flashbacks of instrumental lessons undertaken in your youth, you won’t be alone. But, the importance of scales cannot be understated - they are a vital ...

There can be little doubt that understanding how music works can help you to make better music; or, at the very least, make things easier when you’re at the composing stage of your project. Here, we ...

Each piece of music, be it a song, symphony or concerto, is written in a specific ‘key’. But what do we mean when we refer to a musical key, why are there 24 of them, and how do composers choose which ...