The process of mode mixture involves borrowing of chords from the parallel minor key in the major mode. These borrowed chords are essentially those which contain the scale degrees that are different between two parallel major and minor keys, namely, the b3, b6, and b7 degrees. When combining this scale degrees with some of the […]
Continue reading →The circle of fifths is a visual tool that demonstrates the geometric relationships between the twelve distinct pitches used in western music culture. These pitches can also be classified as members of the chromatic scale. A circle is an amazing tool to teach and to conceptualize musical ideas that would otherwise be terribly complicated. Before […]
Continue reading →A piano chord is one of the main building-blocks of music in western culture. Along with scales and intervals, piano chords are responsible for the creation of cohesion and structure in essentially every song and piece of music. A piano chord can also be defined as a collection of notes in a predetermined type of […]
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The holiday season is approaching, and what better way to get into the spirit than by analyzing the chord progressions of your favorite Christmas songs? With the help of Piano Companion, you can not only play these songs but also understand the theory behind their timeless sound. Let’s dive into the chord progressions of some […]
Continue reading →Chord progressions provide for the basis of every song. First is a look at the chord progressions of the choruses of four of the most popular songs in 2019, according to their chart placements on the Billboard Hot 100. After that, you will find how to replicate the chords of these choruses using the Piano […]
Continue reading →In our previous posts (Tutorial 1 – Note Names, Placement and Major Scale and Tutorial 2 – Minor Scale Construction and Introduction to “Circle Of Fifths”) we were talking about a method of constructing Major and Minor scales, as well as we’ve introduced a very handy music tool – “Circle of Fifths”. Today, we are […]
Continue reading →In our first post we were talking about the names of notes, it’s placement on keyboard, Major scale construction method and how “Piano Companion” application can help you in memorising all these musical things. Today, we are going to discuss how to build a Minor scale using the same method as we used for a […]
Continue reading →If you are willing to be a musician and want to express your own ideas and feelings, it is really essential to learn at least some basics of music theory. Especially if you are thinking about writing your own songs and musical compositions. For many people who has never been a musician, a “Music Theory” […]
Continue reading →It’s been awhile since our previous update for iOS, but we were working hard to bring you another set of great features. First of all, we are happy to announce that Piano Companion has changed an icon! Secondly, that update is dedicated to scales and common chords mostly. Many of you were asking for alternative fingering for […]
Continue reading →Once we released major update in Piano Companion for iPhone/iPod/iPad, lots of you asked to implement the same functionality for Piano Companion for Android. Starting with version 4.2, scale details screen has common supported chords. Moreover, it lists main analytical labels: Secondary Dominant and Secondary Leading-Tone to get even deeper overview of the scale. We ported colouring engine from Songtive […]
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