Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 1 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 8, 2025 at All About Jazz.

From half diminished chords to phrygian modes; music theory can be both a help and a hindrance to many, but do you really ...

No-one plays the blues like Buddy Guy – but that doesn't stop us trying. We look at four ways the blues icon approaches his ...

For example, the opening diad (C-E) is major and the second diad (D-F) is minor. Remember though, every note here is from the ...

The 12 major keys are around the outermost ring (in orange) with their relative minors in the next ring (in green). A relative minor is simply the minor key that uses the same notes as a particular ...

One gets the feel of a major league game, but the “look” of a minor league facility. The park has only one deck, and that is strikingly different than the massive 30,000 seating capacities ...

I tested and reviewed the best singing apps to learn to sing, practice exercises, warmups, sing your favorite songs, and more.

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Music legend Paul Simon, 83, has left fans "gutted" after he was forced to cancel upcoming shows just hours beforehand citing "chronic and intense back pain " as the reason. In a statement posted ...

House Republicans have lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage. They ...

So that blues, bluesiness, that blue note in the musical scale, the blues, blues people, blues sensibility, is a way to tell that story. For me, it's essential.