Music Theory And Songwriting
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Jill Scott reveals how she had the "best night of my life" with Prince and Stevie Wonder
By Ben Rogerson Published
After a song came to her while she was sleeping, the R&B star would soon find herself in what felt like a dream

It's time to finally learn music theory – Start here with our basic notation overview
By Roland Schmidt Published
Learning to actually read music can open up many avenues as a musician, and it isn't as difficult as it might look…

Trevor Horn on the waltz-time song with the "crazy" vocal harmonies that gave Seal a '90s US number one
By Ben Rogerson Published
"I was like, ‘Man, I don’t know where you thought of this stuff – it’s brilliant'"

How Pink Floyd made Money via pioneering tape editing and some off-the-wall music theory
By Roland Schmidt Published
How this unmistakable Dark Side of the Moon classic, which started life in a garden shed, works

10 music theory tricks every producer and songwriter should know
By MusicRadar Published
Spruce up your chords and snazz up your scales with these simple but powerful techniques

"Transcription Studio promises to turn audio into notated transcriptions, lead sheets and guitar tabs – but does it actually work?": Klang.io Transcription Studio review
By Ethan Hein Last updated
AI-powered transcription tools like Klang.io's Transcription Studio are rapidly advancing in sophistication, but they won't be replacing humans anytime soon

How the Pet Shop Boys took on the church with their most iconic, most “heavy metal” song
By Roland Schmidt Published
Hi-NRG meets Catholic orthodoxy - we analyse the Pet Shop Boys' masterwork

“He's very… Harry Stylish. But that's all that he is": Producer Mike Stock on today's pop landscape
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Having crafted over 100 hits with Stock Aitken Waterman, the super-producer is back with today’s biggest stars in his sights
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