What Are Mosquitos For
As a lot of music theory conversations break down, when I realize someone’s asking, "What is this chord for?" Chords aren’t for anything.
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WHen I Was Your Age
If you get confused because things don’t sound the way you expect them to, that happens to everybody.
BKS Mission
Hey everybody, a lot of you are new and if you are, I want to let you know what we’re doing here.
listing your gear
Listing your gear is just as likely to disqualify you from a gig than to qualify you for one.
Time Luck
This clock is accurate twice a day.
Equal Temperament (fist version)
Like borders between nations, the borders between notes are arbitrary.
cable lacing
Today, I’m ripping apart my studio.
Twenty Octaves Below Twenty
This viewer raises a really interesting question and I’m gonna do my best to channel a Hank Green moment and answer it informally.
mixing
You want to get better at mixing?
Voice leading
In music, voice leading is the judo in which we can achieve meaningful harmonic twists and powerful turns while exerting the absolute least amount of …
Three Chord Inversions
Playing a chord, it’s easy.
McGurk: Seeing Is Believing
Baba beans. Perceptions of bear. It’s known as the McGurk effect. And if you play it back, you’ll hear what I actually said was Baba with a B. Part …
