Built on the 2nd degree of the major scale and with a trademark bittersweet sound, the Dorian mode is a favourite amongst jazz and blues players. And, though you can certainly use it in any genre, the ...
Composing music is a pretty mindful activity in its own right, but there’s certainly an argument to say that putting more focus on harmony, and thinking carefully about modulations between keys, can ...
To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. This e-book supplements ...
A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...
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“The net result of this process is a progression which sounds smoother, calmer and more musical”: The value of adding chord inversions
It's very simple to join one chord to the next in the context of a chord progression, and one of the tools in your armoury ...
More than simply a chord progression cheat code, Chordjam is one of the most useful, creative compositional tools around. MPE capabilities could be a bit more extensive. MusicRadar's got your back Our ...
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