Don’t stop learning about music theory and composition just because you’re stuck on the subway! These podcasts can keep your brain active while on the go!
Tag: music theory
Articles about the theory behind popular songs, history of theory within genres, etc.
Learn Diatonic Harmony from a Classic Breakbeat
A particularly perfect music theory lesson happens to exist completely intact inside this classic breakbeat from funk/soul history.
Why Singing Actors Need to Learn Music Theory
Most singing actors can memorize a melody without too much trouble, so why learn theory? We’ll explore this question with Amy Marie Stewart.
3 Atonal Techniques for Adventurous Songwriters
Inspired by Arnold Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, here are three ways to use atonal composition techniques in your pop music-making!
Learn Sight Singing and Vocal Harmony Essentials in Our New Course!
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How Blood Orange Uses Chasms of Harmonic Ambiguity on “Negro Swan”
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Billie Eilish’s “You Should See Me in a Crown” Is Microtonality Gone Pop
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Why Ariana Grande’s “no tears left to cry” Is So Uplifting, Even in a Minor Key
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Lots and Lots of Colored Dots: A Fretboard Explanation of Pop Tonality
Using the guitar fretboard as a template, music theorist Dean Olivet has redesigned harmonic notation in a colorful, intuitive methodology for learning.
How to Score an Epic Movie Trailer for Global Nuclear Armistice
By now you’ve probably seen this epic, Hollywood-style movie trailer that the White House National…