An étude is a musical composition, usually short, designed to improve a musician's technical skills on a particular instrument. It's essentially a musical exercise, often with a focus on a specific technique like scales, arpeggios, or finger dexterity. While originally conceived for practice, many études have become recognised as concert pieces, appreciated for their musicality as well as their technical demands.

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intervals – the distance between two notes.  These tiny gaps of sound have a fascinating history, stretching back centuries!  And believe it

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A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp & B sharp (played as the note C) . If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the C, E and G to make an C sharp, E sharp and a G sharp.

A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F, A and C to make an F sharp, A sharp and a C sharp. This is the first triad with all the notes raised a semitone.

A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp and A sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F and D to make an F sharp and a D sharp. It does not need a C sharp, G sharp or a A sharp as there is no C, G or A in the triad to raise by a semit

A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp and G sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the C to make it a C sharp. It does not need a F sharp or a G sharp as there is no F or C in the triad to raise by a semitone.