Song cycles must have interrelated musical elements. The song cycle was first created in the Romantic period amongst composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. The music of a song cycle connects to a central idea in various ways. Composers must unite song cycles based on central musical themes, the progression of keys, motives or concepts. How the composers presents the song cycle relies largely on his personal preference for music. A properly composed song cycle consists of anywhere from 3 to 9 songs connected in some musical way.
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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