Duration: 00:05:58
Learn counting and rhythm from globe-trotting percussionist Matt Teitelman (Kanye West). In this lesson, Matt explores the 5/4 (five-four) time signature and the 7/4 (seven-four) time signature and gives you examples where these odd time signatures are used. This music theory lesson is just one of many on demand video tutorials exploring the study of the language of music here at Music School Online (MSO). Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.  

Duration: 00:05:32
Learn counting and rhythm from globe-trotting percussionist Matt Teitelman (Kanye West). In this lesson, Matt explains alternating time signatures, also known as changing or shifting time signatures. Matt examines examples of this within a single piece of music to better demonstrate what this looks like. This music theory lesson is just one of many on demand video tutorials exploring the study of the language of music here at Music School Online (MSO). Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.  

Duration: 00:13:22
Learn the fundamentals of music theory continuing with the major modes. Alfie Magliano (Skrizzly Adams, Niykee Heaton, Sean Kingston) examines modes, which are scales based upon eight notes. In this lesson, Alfie focuses on the modes related to major scales including Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian. He explains the formula and demonstrates what these scales look like and how they sound on the piano keyboard. This is just one of 66 comprehensive music theory video tutorials at Music School Online (MSO) teaching pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, notation, chords, inversions, scales and so much more that unlock the secrets to communicating with other musicians. Utilize these music theory lessons as a reference guide or an all encompassing music education. Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.  

Duration: 00:14:52
Learn the fundamentals of music theory continuing with the minor modes. Alfie Magliano (Skrizzly Adams, Niykee Heaton, Sean Kingston) examines the modes related to minor scales including Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian, & Locrian. He explains the formula and demonstrates what these scales look like and how they sound on the piano keyboard. This is just one of 66 comprehensive music theory video tutorials at Music School Online (MSO) teaching pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, notation, chords, inversions, scales and so much more that unlock the secrets to communicating with other musicians. Utilize these music theory lessons as a reference guide or an all encompassing music education. Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.  

Duration: 00:08:21
Learn music theory and the blues form and blues scale. Alfie Magliano (Skrizzly Adams, Niykee Heaton, Sean Kingston) introduces the blues or, more specifically, the twelve (12) bar blues chord progression. It is the combination of African rhythms and gospel with European harmonies to create the unique musical form. The Blues has influenced many other types of music including jazz, rock and pop. Alfie demonstrates the 12 bar progression and the blues scale on the musical staff and on the piano. This is just one of 66 comprehensive music theory video tutorials at Music School Online (MSO) that unlock the secrets to communicating with other musicians. Utilize these music theory lessons as a reference guide or an all encompassing music education. Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.   

Duration: 00:11:01
Learn the fundamentals of music theory continuing with additional scales including pentatonic, wholetone, and the arabic scale. In this theory lesson, Alfie Magliano (Skrizzly Adams, Niykee Heaton, Sean Kingston) recaps all of the scales learned up to this point and then introduces the three new ones. He explains the properties of these scales and demonstrates them on the musical staff and the piano keyboard and gives examples of each of these. This is just one of 66 comprehensive music theory video tutorials at Music School Online (MSO) that unlock the secrets to communicating with other musicians. Utilize these music theory lessons as a reference guide or an all encompassing music education. Learn music theory at your own pace whenever and wherever you want.