Tag: quick tracks

  • Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: July

    Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: July

    Quick Tracks is Soundfly’s monthly series of creative musical challenges. To get your right brain bubbling with creative ideas, we love thinking up short production and songwriting challenges, aimed at helping you solve fun musical conundrums. Feel free to tackle any one you like. 1. Record ahead, behind, and right on top of the beat…

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  • Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: June

    Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: June

    Quick Tracks is Soundfly’s monthly series of creative musical challenges. To get your right brain bubbling with creative ideas, we love thinking up short production and songwriting challenges, aimed at helping you solve fun musical conundrums. 1. Pull a James Blake on ’em! James Blake’s new single, “Don’t Miss It,” floats in and out of different keys,…

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  • Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: May

    Quick Tracks Monthly Challenge Roundup: May

    Welcome to Quick Tracks! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. 1. Finish Something! Spring is in full swing, May flowers are…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 11: Make a 60-Second Rhythmic Funk Groove à la Prince

    Quick Tracks Nº 11: Make a 60-Second Rhythmic Funk Groove à la Prince

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. For this month’s challenge, let’s…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 10: Write a Song Like a Machine Might

    Quick Tracks Nº 10: Write a Song Like a Machine Might

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. Just in time for your…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 9: Write a Melody Using the Whole Tone Scale

    Quick Tracks Nº 9: Write a Melody Using the Whole Tone Scale

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. Down here at the Soundfly…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 8: Change the Tonality of a Popular Song

    Quick Tracks Nº 8: Change the Tonality of a Popular Song

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. This week’s challenge is a fun way…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 7: Write a Theme Song for Your Own TV Show

    Quick Tracks Nº 7: Write a Theme Song for Your Own TV Show

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. We’re excited to help you…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 6: Write a Melody That’s a Palindrome

    Quick Tracks Nº 6: Write a Melody That’s a Palindrome

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. Draw, o coward! In words,…

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  • Quick Tracks Nº 5: Write a Song for an Artist You Don’t Like

    Quick Tracks Nº 5: Write a Song for an Artist You Don’t Like

    Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up with a short production or songwriting challenge, aimed at helping to up your musicianship. To respond to the challenge, just email us, leave a comment, or post to social media with the hashtag #quicktracks and tag us @learntosoundfly. This week, we’ve got another…

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