Writing Chromatic Chords and Using Chromaticism

Do you know what we mean when we say 'chromaticism'? It's all about the half-steps--This is for anyone who is curious about how to write down chromatic chords and use chromaticism.  CMajor explains from her point of view as well as provides published explanations.  Black and white, white and black etc.  If you're playing the piano, you may start on any key you would like to play a chromatic scale.  Fingering is usually a little tricky, but use the best fingering you can.  If you are planning to write using chromatic chords, that's a different matter.  This simply means that you are choosing to include chords that do not belong to any given key.  For instance, in the case of accidentals, you may use sharps, flats and naturals as you wish.  However, if you are choosing to use sharps, flats or naturals it could mean that you are interested in a particular key, although you may choose to not indicate a new key signature.  Sound complicated?--I hope not.  Hopefully, it sounds challenging and fun.  We'll talk about ways to write down chromatic chords and use chromaticism.  See you soon!  Thank you all for listening.