Alphonse Nguyen

Counterpoint is when you have two or more melodies playing against each other. These melodies are usually individualized, which means they are independent from each other (e.g. having their own rhythm, motives, etc.). However, they are dependent on each other in terms of harmony and the overall sound of music. If done well, they drive [...]

Modulation involves changing from one key to a different one (in the same piece). There are many reasons to modulate, which I won’t really go into, and there are different ways to do so, which you can check out here, but what I want to discuss today is how to make modulation sound good. Let’s [...]