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Subtlety

Published 20 days ago • 1 min read

Hello! I wanted to give you a heads up that I am in the process of setting up a new studio, so bear with me if there are any glitches in my live events this week.
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Meanwhile, this week in the ​Practical Counterpoint​ course, we're continuing to expand to three parts and beyond. I'll be posting some new things for us to work on shortly.
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Mastering MuseScore

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MuseScore Café

This week in the MuseScore Café with Marc Sabatella, ... I am keeping things flexible as I am not sure what my Internet status will be. One way or another I'll have something for you to check out!

The free MuseScore Café is live on Wednesday at 12:30 PM Eastern (16:30 GMT, or 17:30 during the winter months), and you can access past episodes in the archive.

Tip of the Week

Repeat barlines are useful to tell musicians - or MuseScore - to play a given passage twice. But what if you want it played more than twice? In this video post, I show how to use the "Play count" property to control the number of times a given repeated passage is played.

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Music Master Class

This week in the Music Master Class with Marc Sabatella, we'll continue looking at counterpoint in three or more parts and discussing the course material from ​Practical Counterpoint​.

The free Music Master Class is live on Thursday at 12:30 PM Eastern (16:30 GMT, or 17:30 during the winter months), and you can access past episodes in the archive.

In Theory

Usually when we discuss counterpoint, we think about fugues and other polyphonic pieces with a very clear sense having of multiple independent voices. But the same principles can apply even in music that is more homophonic - music where one part is the melody and everything else is accompaniment. In this video post, I show an example of Schumann using counterpoint in subtle ways to create interest within the accompaniment to his beautiful melody, Träumerei.

Until next time, keep making music!
Marc Sabatella

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Outside Shore Music / Mastering MuseScore

by Marc Sabatella

My name is Marc Sabatella, and I am the founder of Outside Shore Music - a pioneer of online music education since the dawn of the web. As the creator of Mastering MuseScore, A Jazz Improvisation Primer, and other resources, I have dedicated most of my life to helping as many musicians as I can. Subscribe to my free newsletter for MuseScore tips, theory insights, and more information on how to create your best music!

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