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Tag: tonality
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!
Why Ariana Grande’s “no tears left to cry” Is So Uplifting, Even in a Minor Key
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with super-knowledgeable music theory super-nerds…
Lots and Lots of Colored Dots: A Fretboard Explanation of Pop Tonality
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Ten Essential Pieces of Advice for Composers
Stuck in a creative compositional rut? Struggling to think outside the box musically? Here are ten essential tips to help you write something extraordinary!
Get Ur Phryg On! Demystifying Timbaland and Missy Elliott’s Famous Beat
The above video comes from our free course series, Theory for Producers, exploring music theory via…
How to Convey These 8 Emotions Using Chords and Harmony
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Quick Tracks Nº 8: Change the Tonality of a Popular Song
Welcome back to Quick Tracks! Every other week, we’ll send you another short composition, performance, or production…
Chartmania!! I Broke Down Every Song That Reached the Billboard Top 5 in 2017
Alright songwriters and song-guzzlers alike, strap on your boots for a knowledge voyage with more divergent…
Philip Tagg’s Everyday Tonality
This article originally appeared on The Ethan Hein Blog. I complain a lot on my…