Isn't She Lovely
This morning in the region we looked at Stevie Wonder "Isn’t She Lovely?" There’s a lot this song can teach us, but we have time to talk about the …
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Looping Zero
We’ll talk about these chords another day, because right now there are two things you need to understand about working with audio and working with …
Coprime Sequence
Co-prime sequences are a backbone for evolving variations in pattern-based music.
Parallel Processing: have your cake and eat it too
Can you have your cake and eat it too?
Do You Believe in Magic (harris shirt)
The next time anyone asks you if you believe in magic, consider this.
Diminished Triad: the most versatile
The diminished triad resolves in more directions than any other chord. Why its symmetrical structure makes it the most versatile connector in harmony.
The Most Important Lecture
The topics in this 10-minute video include the harmonic series and the physical nature of sound.
What's a Mode
Okay, in 60 seconds, what do I mean when I say something sounds modal?
Mix Feedback: who's opinion matters
Hey, I want to apologize to the person who kind of ambushed me on Discord the other day and asked me to listen to their song.
Life Hack: stay young
The best argument for doing music as a profession?
MTG: pink pony club
There’s nothing more fun than walking our students through the songs they love.
Key Tracking
With or without an audio degree, you wouldn’t be the first musician to come to me, never having been told what key tracking is and what it’s for.
