Today, I'm going to show you how I stole the theme from Lord of the Rings. We dive into what makes this melody tick, get some objects to work with, and apply some contradic...

Remastering is KILLING the sound of metal. And music, in general. A remaster is when engineers go back go through the mastering process over again. Now that's fine if the a...

Let's unbox the A7X World Exclusive Edition vinyl of the new Avenged Sevenfold album Life is But a Dream. I've never done anything like this before, but come on a journey w...

Let's use Enter Sandman by Metallica to learn how a song chart is a huge help in organizing and keeping track of song sections. Not only will this help you learn and perfor...

At first, I kinda hated this album. Especially after hearing the singles; a lot of the hate it seems to be getting, I agreed and resonated with. By the time I finished t...

I was just reading this fantastic book by Schoenberg and came across something hysterical that proves beyond the shadow of a doubt how backwards music education is in acade...

What if I told you there was a way to use music theory when you're writing that will supercharge the results you get with it?

The answer is this: Think about music theory ...

Hey I need your help with something – I was just sitting writing this here piece of music and my ear just totally lost the thread and I can’t figure out what I want to do n...

Today I'm showing you what secondary dominants are and how they can help you add some crunch to your next chord progression. We'll also go over a key (ha) setback with the ...

We can avoid a cadence when using the dominant chord by using inversions in your harmony. This is when we use another chord tone other than the root in the bass as the lowe...

Today I'm showing you how to activate and select Noteperformer in Sibelius so you can be sure you're hearing the fantastic AI playback engine you just paid for.

Here's wh...

Today, I'm showing you how to install the NotePerformer 4 FREE Upgrade. I absolutely love this program and adore the playback it provides compared to the stock Sibelius sou...