Build Your Chops with a Harmonized Major Scale Pentatonic Workout Scott Nygaard How to Create Sophisticated Harmonies on Guitar with Cluster Chords Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Support the musicians and music journalists who put their hearts and minds into bringing the world of acoustic guitar to you. Beco...
Andy (pictured) has an incredible ability to build a rapport among any group of people. He arranges songs into three or four-part harmonies. This means singers have to listen to each other, concentrate, and work together. Focusing on your individual singing part takes you away from the stres...
Example 10 is yet another progression in E minor, this time using the leading tone of D#, resulting in the harmonies viiº and V. To get that diminished chord better in your brain and under your fingers, remember that it’s just a minor triad with a lowered fifth. So you can always...
In classical music, the chromatic scale has often been associated with tension or unease, due to its lack of a clear tonal center. However, it has found diverse applications across different genres, from complexJazz harmoniesto heavy metal solos. Used judiciously, chromaticisms can add color and...
If you want to go back to theveryearly days of video games, by necessity they used tons of counterpoint (multiple different moving parts that create harmonies) and arpeggios (each note in a chord played one at a time) to create fuller arrangements and even make sound effects — pull upPIX...
Is it possible to develop harmonies before even landing on a melody? Earlier in this article, we mentioned that harmony is derived from melody. Logically speaking, then, it would have to precede harmony. That said, songwriting isn’t always so straightforward, especially when you build a song...
(Kanye West's 'Through The Wire' or Alicia Keys's 'So Simple') have a more obviously unsettling emotional effect. Even if you just repeat a short sample unchanged, that doesn't mean that you have to lock your track's harmonies in a vice, as in The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony'. ...
knowing anything about music theory, knowing the fundamentals is super helpful when it comes to music composition. Learn how to build chord progressions that complement your melodies and evoke specific emotions. Experiment with harmonies, counterpoint, and different chord voicings to add depth and ...
While everyone is using their “ABC 123” melodies in Fruity Loops, you’re composing full blown counterpoint harmonies with tension and release cadences and more. What gives? We all know that this game is entirely about marketing. A lot of times the worst rappers get the record deals and ...
House music is a great place to start building a library of original tracks as it’s incredibly forgiving — focus on getting each part of the arrangement to sit nicely as one, and you don’t have to worry about complex rhythms and harmonies. Above all, have fun and enjoy experimenting ...