Salford Piano Studio

Salford Piano Studio

The Basics of Chord Inversions

Piano Keyboard

For most students, identifying inversions and working their way back to the root chord can be tricky. They know a seventh chord is 1-3-5-7, but rearranging the notes correctly is where they get stuck. While for some it’s more intuitive…

American vs. British Musical Terms

The main difference in American/British music terminology is to do with notes and rests values. We find the American terminology a lot more intuitive and useful, as it simply describes the mathematical value of the notes, we believe every musician should know both, and that’s partly…

A Simple Guide to Music Theory

Music Theory Guide

Music theory is an important part of becoming a better musician. Essentially, it helps you to understand the language of music. Reading notes quicker, identifying intervals and chords, recognising patterns and chord progressions, etc. Later on, it can also help…