Episode Two of my new piano podcast deals with the subtle but profound distinction we hear and feel in Western music, caused by the simple change in the third note of the diatonic scale - creating a ‘major’ or ‘minor’ atmosphere. We will explore the meaning of the terms, and compare compositional examples.
If you have not yet caught the Introduction or Episode One of this piano podcast, please do so if you have time, because they lay the foundations for what we are discussing today! And if you are enjoying the show so far, do please leave me a rating, thumbs up, or comment - perhaps let me know in which part of the world you are listening?
Next week, we will continue the discussion, by analysing chord inversions, and attempting to understand how this simple re-arranging of note order affects the intent, and our subsequent appreciation, of the music we’re listening to.
Happy piano playing/learning to everyone!
