How to Spice Up a Mundane Melody With Jazz Chords
Looking at Nile Rodgers’ famous arrangements for David Bowie and Sister Sledge, let’s talk about how to turn pop into funk and so much more!
Looking at Nile Rodgers’ famous arrangements for David Bowie and Sister Sledge, let’s talk about how to turn pop into funk and so much more!
A lengthy, in-depth look at the self-referential nature of pop music and what that means for legality and creativity in music.
An analysis of how Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score for Joker helps anchor the narrative and characters in both their story and their timeline.
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.
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Whether you’re suffering from writer’s block or plagued by TOO MANY song ideas, outlining can help you fill a song’s form and stay on track.
Discover the hidden music theory gem holding together one of the greatest TV theme songs of all time, and who gets the last laugh about it.
Songwriters and producers, ready to get jazzy? Here’s an introductory guide to building and using jazz chords in pop music!