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,...

 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...

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...

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...

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...

The Hell Song by Sum 41 is a fantastic song with a fantastic guitar riff right at the beginning. Today, we're picking that riff apart and reengineering it into our very...

No matter what genre you're writing in, you'll eventually have to dabble in arranging. This is the process of taking musical material and fitting it into instruments,...

If you've ever wanted to write a riff like Enter Sandman by Metallica, this video is for you. Today, we're looking at this classic metal riff by this classic metal band...

Making the chords we use match the feeling we’re trying to express is imperative. Advanced harmony in chord progressions helps us do just that, but where do we...

Have you ever burned out on writing music? Gotten writer’s block? Felt like an imposter, like maybe you’ll never write music again, let alone good music? What...

The major scale feels basic, because it is. But, basic isn’t bad. The major scale is the most important scale we ever learn; because it sets us up to learn all the...

How do we know what to do next in our music? Well, the answer lies with how we write music in the first place. Today, I give you 3 tips (plus one bonus tip) on how to...