Understanding Chord Inversions: A Guide to Dominant Seventh Chord Nomenclature When composing music, one of the primary elements we work with is chords, which are often built by stacking intervals …
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Beat Writer’s Block By Testing Your Musical Idea
Do you sometimes get inspired to write, and then get stuck after the first few measures? Do you feel like your ideas are boring or weak. Most of the time, when I sit down to compose, I come up with …
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Finding the Value of a Piece of Music
Where does the value lie in a piece of music? The answer isn’t so obvious. In the age of streaming, the primary focus is fundamentally on the recorded music. This seems to make sense as …
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The Two Critical Habits of Songwriting
Habits are critical to how your life will unfold. Good habits generally lead to many good things, while bad habits on the other hand will slowly bleed you of the accomplishments you think you’ve …
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How to Become a Songwriter if You’re a Composer
I have been a composer since I was a young kid (I am currently 36 writing this), and so when I got into songwriting over the last year, I felt somewhat out of place.But I’ve also come to learn that …
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Why Art of Composing Exists: To Make Better Composers
When I sit down to think about why Art of Composing exists, the initial thought is To Make Better Composers. This on the surface feels like it’s generally in the right direction, but it’s also very …
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