Gurus Of Music

  The Book of Music Basics gives you just enough basics to succeed with whatever style of music you are learning. Use as a supplement to your lessons to ensure success in learning the instrument. The first part explains why music education has become something of a 'hit and miss' proposition in this country; the basics have generally fallen out or they are taught in a confusing order. There is a specific order to learn the basics otherwise they are apt to become confusing. This book gives full definitions with illustrations and examples. It tells you how to apply them for what you want to do. Available on Amazon as; Kindle  or Paperback

Here is a glossary of music definitions. This list of music definitions is for musical terms used on the earlier levels.   Accidentals; an accidental is a  sharp, flat or natural  that is used in one measure. The accidental does not appear in the  key signature   and it applies to the particular pitch it is used on, in all octaves but only for that measure. Arpeggio; An arpeggio is a broken  chord,  that is to say the notes of the chord are played individually, usually straight upwards or downwards, cycling through the notes of the chord. Bar; another term for  measure . The vertical lines that are seen in a musical score divide the music up into bars or measures and they contain the same number of beats as indicated by the time signature. Bar line; the lines that run vertically in written music and divide the music up into measures or bars. Bass Clef; Also known as the  F clef , it is found usually at the very beginning of a pie...