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Critiquing Creative Work with a Growth Mindset
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What Are Chord Pizzas?
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RIP Cecil Taylor
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Real vs. Hyperreal vs. Surreal
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Can Descending Chords Ever Sound Happy?
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What Is the Saddest Chord Progression in the World?
The next time you’re writing a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching tune, try using this handful of chords to drive your sadness home.
How to Add Bittersweet Emotion to Your Chords with 7ths
You might understand the construction of a chord or triad, but here’s how to make your music express the heartbreaking lilt of a seventh chord.
The Flurry of Harmonic Surprises in Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’
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Music Theory Breakdown: Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam”
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