The details and entries for all 62 categories in the inaugural Music Awards Japan, set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto, have been ...

One of the wonderful things about the chord symbol, is that you can just scribble it on a piece of paper - tah-dah - instant song form! But in the context of written music, with a melody, the symbol ...

A dot above or below a note tells you to play it short and detached. This should not be confused with a dot after a note which alters its value. Short, detached, jumpy notes are called staccato ...

Not to be confused with a legato slur, a tie joins together two of the same note. It tells you to hold the note once and hold it for the value of both, rather than playing the note twice. Listen ...