Tag Archives: functional harmony

Music as medicine

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Joy Morin at Color in My Piano posted the following quote today: “Music is the medicine of the breaking heart.” ~Leigh Hunt, English essayist and poet The Lacrymosa from Mozart’s requeim is the perfect medicine for a breaking heart – … Continue reading →

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Mozart C Major as you’ve never seen it before

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This is the familiar Mozart C Major sonata K. 545 with a wonderfully descriptive harmonic analysis – and don’t let those words frighten you! (and don’t let the French title scare you, either). It shows just how big an emotional … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Month

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Dissonances are only the more remote consonances. ~Arnold Schoenberg

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Sound Drama

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

What if there were no theory exams? What would I, as a theory teacher, do? Exams are only a tool, emphasized Jean Auger-Crowe in her session on teaching SATB as sound drama at the CFMTA Convention. Plan your lessons this … Continue reading →

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