Music Theory And Songwriting
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Why you should care about music theory - and 5 reasons you maybe shouldn't
By Richard Blenkinsop published
From half diminished chords to phrygian modes; music theory can be both a help and a hindrance to many, but do you really need it in order to be a great musician?

Shinedown’s Brent Smith on finding inspiration in a hurricane and why you don’t need to be play guitar to write a great song
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Shinedown frontman checks in to talk about the beauty of songwriting, the power of a song like Three Six Five, and to share his "most profound" advice for aspiring writers

Want to learn to play Wonderwall on the guitar? You’re not the only one…
By Ben Rogerson published
By now, you should’ve somehow realised that it’s in F# minor

Lorde on the Frank Ocean collaborator who helped to humanise the synths on her new album, Virgin
By Ben Rogerson published
The star performed a secret set to open this weekend's Glastonbury Festival

PinkPantheress on the pop star who she says is like “AI in a person, musically”
By Ben Rogerson published
“He was very cool, he was like ‘you know you don’t even need to credit me,’” she confirms

New data reveals The Beatles song that most guitarists, pianists and drummers want to learn to play
By Ben Rogerson published
Muse Group has crunched the numbers

The lesser-heard theory tricks that lay behind the magic of the Beatles' Yesterday
By Roland Schmidt published
We take a deep-dive into a much-beloved classic that still sounds like it was recorded only yesterday…

Did Sabrina Carpenter incorporate a melody from Zelda’s Lullaby into Espresso? We’re not so sure
By Ben Rogerson published
New TikTok video argues that “Sabrina Carpenter is a nerd”
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