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Improve your composition, arranging, and writing with this collection of Soundfly articles full of tips and resources on music composition. For more help, check out Soundfly’s course, Introduction to the Composer’s Craft.
What Is a Leading Tone?
In the above video, courtesy of our very popular Mainstage course, Unlocking the Emotional Power…
Ten Essential Pieces of Advice for Composers
By Tim Hansen It seems like there’s no shortage of tips for emerging songwriters out…
Finish What You Started! Using Cadences in Composition
By Brant Wilson Though it may seem daunting from afar, venturing into the world of…
Orchestral Works for Children’s Education: Britten, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns
Inventive, exciting music plus an educational angle? Now that’s a Soundfly super combo! Here’s a topic we’ve…
Straight Outta Wakanda: How the “Black Panther” Score Fixed Marvel’s Music Problem
Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for the movie Black Panther. If you haven’t seen the movie,…
Who Will Win the Oscar for Best Original Film Score and Why?
As a musician, the Oscars might not seem as interesting as the award ceremonies that are…
How to Convey These 8 Emotions Using Chords and Harmony
Music is an intensely personal art form. We here at Soundfly believe that there’s no…
Scarlatti and Rossini Prove That Cat-Inspired Composing Is Hundreds of Years Old
By Brant Wilson We’ve written on cats in classical music before, so this should come…
Sibelius, That High-Functioning Drunkard
The notion that partying is somehow intrinsically linked with the culture surrounding musicians is unfortunately…