Latest about Music Theory And Songwriting
How to use tried and tested chord progressions when crafting your song
Lets draw some harmonic inspiration and top-tips from the past-masters.
Exploding the vibrant components of hyperpop
This particular genre has certainly surpassed its DIY beginnings to influence a surprising number of top artists.
How to understand and use suspended chords
"Sometimes you don't want to be overtly happy or sad and a suspended chord strikes that perfect balance"
“What? How did you even get there!?”: Songwriter Julia Michaels on Sabrina Carpenter’s nonsense lyics
“A lot of the time I feel like it’s hard to tell someone’s personality through their music, and with her you know exactly what you’re getting,” she says
"Nothing is good enough”: Billy Joel explains to John Mayer why he gave up on songwriting
“The writer thing is a curse you take with you throughout life, and when I listen to material or listen to other people’s songs the writer is always at work,” he says
Was John Lennon a good guitarist? And does it really matter?
"When the worst instrumentalist in your group is John Lennon, you’ve got a pretty good group”
"These chords are used on everything from The Beatles to Billie Eilish": How to learn triad theory
The triad is one of the cornerstones of music theory, and vital for creating harmony. We examine the three points of the chord.
How to understand key signatures
“The way that sharps and flats are organised is far from random or chaotic”
