Analysis, technique and reflections on tonal harmony, ear training and the Shostakovich method.
We are opening Mastery, a section of videos and articles on how body and mind work, starting with From Sunlight to Strength: where the energy to lift a glass comes from.
The 3D renewal of the Storm Studios Learning games is complete, with models made in Blender, and five free, handy apps arrive: a metronome, a tuner, a fretboard trainer, Etimológica and Mutation.
Lesson 8 of the Harmony Course is now available in English and Spanish, with its video: which chords we use, the general table of connections and how two chords connect in the vocal quartet, with eight connections for the Virtual Teacher.
Lesson 7 of the Harmony Course is now available in English and Spanish, with its video: how each voice moves from one chord to the next, and an assignment to practice each voice's melody on its own with the Virtual Teacher.
Lesson 6 of the Harmony Course is now available in English and Spanish, with its video: we write chords for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, and the Virtual Teacher reviews the four-part assignment.
An apology because I can no longer record every video as I used to, and the joy of what artificial intelligence lets us do: how the Harmony Course videos are produced now, with my method, my music and my voice.
Lesson 4, on fifth chords, with its assignment reviewed by the Virtual Teacher, and Lesson 5, on degrees, chords and tonality, are now available in English and Spanish, each with its video.
Introducing Storm Sequencer v4: a new design, a real page view, selecting and copying notes like professional sequencers, meter changes that re-bar the music and note dragging that follows the key signature.
An apology for the Lesson 4 delay and a look at what improved on Storm Studios Learning: 3D games, our own audio server, the Virtual Teacher and a faster, more stable site.
The preparatory module of the harmony course is now complete, along with Little Elephant Math and the memory app that support musical training.
A welcome to Storm Studios Learning, a legacy on tonal harmony, the Shostakovich method, and learning music with rigor.