Hi everyone, I am going to be releasing a new version of Rules for Root Position Chords on YouTube Shorts in a couple of days. I wanted your input on the following: which of these two options makes it easier for you to focus on the information? Option 1: background text is brown. Option 2: background text is yellow. Let me know if you have a strong preference. Best of luck on your harmony exercises, Barney

A few months ago, I released a video on YouTube called "The Danger of Orchestration Classes in America," in which I expose some of the many pesky reasons why composers leave American conservatories without the necessary skillset to orchestrate. I am making a shorts series out of this, you can check out the first one, in which I talk about the need to orchestrate the bass (something I never heard discussed in my very expensive studies in America 😀). Best of luck with your orchestrations, Barney

Dear subscribers, Which music do you prefer for the ending of as short? 1) simple or 2) with ornamentation. I will be releasing a new edition of Rules for Root Position Chords on YouTube Shorts in a couple of days, and wanted to know if you have any strong preferences. Keep up the work, you must master basic harmony, Barney

Hi everyone, I want to remind everyone of the imperfect authentic cadence. It is a V-I progression, but unlike the perfect authentic cadence, it does not contain the tonic in the soprano for the resolution. You can watch the quick short below, or go to my website for the complete tutorial: https://www.barneyjmusic.com/fundamentalsofharmony. Scroll until you see "Cadences for Root Position Chords." Click on Episode 6. Best of luck with your independent work! -Barney

Composers & performers, here is a new short that I am releasing from Suspensions in Your Fugue, in which I explain how to hear a suspension that SAYS SOMETHING in your fugue, as opposed to random or aimless suspensions. In this short, I show you a very simple technique that I use for fugue: looking for the complimentary voice for implied harmony in your fugue subject or material. Enjoy the weekend, Barney