If you’re new here, Flypaper is Soundfly’s daily blog for music learning, motivation, and inspiration, with articles, interviews, and lessons on all kinds of topics from music production to mixing, composing, songwriting, music business and history, and everything in between.
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Either way, it’s hard to keep up with everything being published on the internet from day-to-day, so here’s a quick feature of the Top 5 most read new blog posts this past month right here on Flypaper. As always on our website, you should encounter a little bit of just about everything. Enjoy!
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5. The 6 Best Music Books of 2022 (So Far)
By Caleb J. Murphy
We’re back for another annual roundup of our favorite music books published this year. Enjoy these 6 instant classics. (We sure did!). Read the article here.
4. How Emotion Affects Learning — and Why That’s Great for Musicians
By Leah Nelson
A brief look at the ways in which leaning into the emotionality of music whether joyful or sad, can help us learn and retain new information. Read the article here.
3. Why Joker’s Score Makes It a Prequel
By Patrick Metzger
An analysis of how Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score for Joker helps anchor the narrative and characters in both their story and their timeline. Read the article here.
2. Why Making Playlists Can Help You Write New Songs
By Ramita Arora
A unique and underrated way to jog yourself out of a creative rut and open up new possibilities in your songwriting (plus, it’s tons of fun). Read the article here.
1. Isn’t It Iconic? (Nirvana, That Is.)
By Dale McGowan
What happens when a computer decides what makes popular songs formulaic versus iconic? Total controversy. But let’s take a deeper look. Read the article here.
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