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How to Write a Powerful Harmony for Your Melody harmony tips melody tips Mar 16, 2023

When we write a melody, sometimes we need a harmony to go long with it. Today I'm sharing a powerful tip rooted in voice leading to ensure your harmony sounds amazing,...

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How to Write a Memorable Melody That Sticks in Your Head melody tips music theory Mar 09, 2023

What does Mozart, The Lord of The Rings, and Tears for Fears have in common? A powerful melodic technique to make your music sound great. Today, I’m sharing their...

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Where Does the Music We Write Actually Come From? writing process Mar 02, 2023

Have you ever wondered where the music you write, or anyone writes, actually comes from? Isn’t it weird we can just take brainwaves and turn them into physical...

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Write Music Like Black Sabbath | Paranoid guitar lessons write a riff like Feb 23, 2023

Today I'm showing you how to write music like Black Sabbath's song Paranoid. This is an iconic guitar melody that a ton of musicians are more than familiar with, but...

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How to Tell if Your Melody is Actually Good melody tips writing process Feb 16, 2023

Telling whether or not our melody is actually good can be a huge pain point all us songwriters and composers have to weather at some point. But fret not – I’ve...

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Tuning My Embarrassing Vocals With Flex Pitch in Logic Pro gear & software Feb 09, 2023

We can’t all be amazing singers, and I’m certainly not one. Thankfully, if you’ve had pitch issues like me, we can go in and tune our vocals so they...

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Write Music Like Periphery | The Way The News Goes guitar lessons write a riff like writing process Feb 02, 2023

Periphery is one of my favorite bands at the moment, so today we're learning the intro riff/melody for "The Way the News Goes" off the album Periphery III: Select...

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Should I record, mix, and master my own music? gear & software mental health for musicians productivity Jan 26, 2023

I was recently asked by a student whether it’s a good or a bad thing to record, mix, and master, your own music. So today, we’re diving into the pros and cons,...

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Write Music Like Black Dog by Led Zeppelin write a riff like writing process Jan 19, 2023

 Today we're learning to write music like Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. This is an exceedingly popular and classic riff on guitar, and we're going to pick it apart and...

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Scale Degrees, Explained | Musical Fundamentals music theory musical fundamentals Jan 12, 2023

Talking about scales can get a little tricky if you’re not on the up and up. In this installment of Musical Fundamentals, we’re talking scale degrees, what...

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Write a Riff Like Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne guitar lessons write a riff like Dec 29, 2022

Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne features one of the most iconic riffs of all time, performed by the amazing writer and virtuoso guitarist, Randy Rhoads. Today, we're going to...

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Why You Should Write Bad Music Dec 22, 2022

When you close your eyes and imagine yourself as the writer you always want to be, it’s easy to imagine only success and masterpieces; but that’s not the...

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