Music consists of several note values that create the rhythm of a musical composition. Learning how to recognize and perform these note values is a crucial part of any composers training. The quarter note can be considered the basis for all other note values and typically receives one beat. The half note holds for two beats while the whole note holds for four beats. The eighth note holds for half a beat and the sixteenth notes hold for one-quarter beat.
Musical techniques are the building blocks of any basic music training. These techniques allow performers to improve their coordination and develop accuracy through repetitive daily exercises. Musical techniques progressively build upon previously learned techniques. Scales Scales form the basis for other musical techniques. Student may study major and minor scales as well as modern scales, such as the whole-tone and octatonic scales. A scale consists of patterns of half steps and whole steps. These whole steps and half-step arrangements will be different for each scale. Scales are musical techniques that can help a performer to play faster and more accurately, and make learning new pieces easier. Chords Chords require knowledge of major and minor scales. Chords come in several different forms that affect the sound. Triads consist of three notes spaced a third apart and classified as major, minor, augmented and diminished chords. Seventh chords build on triads and have an additional no
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