Explore the evolution of counterpoint in music theory in this comprehensive guide. Discover techniques from classical to contemporary music.

Have you ever asked a musician what minor chords sound like? It’s kind of a trick question because music isn’t one-dimensional or made up of single isolated chords. People often say minor chords sound “sad” or “introspective,” but when you study popular music, you find that a chord’s mood is defined by its place in…

The chromatic scale is a twelve-tone sequence of half-steps that includes every note within the natural octave. It’s a straight path through all of the white keys and black keys of a piano. Some have compared it to a skeleton key that unlocks all doors. Major and minor keys are a reduction of these twelve…