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Oct 18, 2019
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This Song Makes You Feel Good.
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Odd Time Signatures That Aren’t Odd.
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Wanting Fans Is Not Wanting Validation.
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Making Music Is Bad for Your Mental Health.
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Life in a ‘90s Grunge Band.
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May 27, 2026 |
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Creating Calm Through Song Structure.
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May 19, 2026 |
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A Couplet a Day, Keeps Insanity Away.
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May 12, 2026 |
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Forget Meditation, Listen to Music.
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Writers & Readers Against AI.
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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AI Human vs Human AI.
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Musical Heroes in the AI Age.
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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We Are the Orchid Children.
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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The Music Theory of Fun.
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Who Killed the Fun, Fun, Fun?
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Musical Memoirs & Sonic Scrapbooks.
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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An Effortless New Year’s Resolution.
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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The Best Music Is Behind Us. But That’s a Good Thing!
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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The Geography of Musical Scales.
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Music is Mind Control.
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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This Is The Only Pure Music.
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Don’t Lie! You Listen to AI Songs.
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Music Is Dead. Good Riddance!
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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You vs Phone. Who Will Win?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Uglification of Music.
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Don’t Trust Me, I’m an Expert.
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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You Can’t Make Music without Using Theory.
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Hearing Music from the Future.
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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You're Listening to Music Wrong.
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The 4 Types of Artist. Which Are You?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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AI Is Not a Tool. Stop Calling It That.
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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AI Is Killing Music! This Is How We Save It.
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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AI Saves Us Time. That’s Bad!
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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AI Can’t Make Music
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Making Music is Hard. Why Bother?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The Art of Arranging
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Smooth Chord Changes
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Melodic Motifs
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Extend Your Melody's Range
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Spice Up Your Drums
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Want Epic Bass? Do This.
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May 30, 2025 |
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Want Epic Chords? Do This.
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May 23, 2025 |
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Want Epic Melodies? Do This.
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May 16, 2025 |
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Use Toms for Better Beats
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May 03, 2025 |
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Chord Quality Ratio
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Change Keys
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Bass Contour Flow
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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More Emotional Melodies
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Mode = Mood
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Drum Fills
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Better Kick Patterns
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Melodic Tension + Resolution
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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How to Write a Catchy Melody • Music Theory from Glass Animals "Creatures in Heaven"
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May 08, 2024 |
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How to Write Sweeping Arpeggios • Music Theory from Daft Punk "Motherboard"
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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How to Write Heavy BASS Lines • Music Theory from Front Line Assembly "Purge"
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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How to Write Advanced DRUMS • Music Theory from Royal Blood "Mountains at Midnight"
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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How to Write Locrian BASS Lines • Music Theory from Rezz "Suffer in Silence"
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May 28, 2023 |
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How to Write Beautiful CHORDS • Music Theory from Sleep Token "Take Me Back to Eden"
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May 22, 2023 |
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How to Write a BASS Line with Harmony • Music Theory from GoGo Penguin "Everything Is Going to Be OK"
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May 14, 2023 |
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How to Write a Standout MELODY • Music Theory from PJ Harvey "A Child's Question, August"
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May 07, 2023 |
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How to Write a Locrian RIFF • Music Theory from Metallica "72 Seasons"
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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How to Write a Catchy MELODY • Music Theory from Beastie Boys "Sure Shot"
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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How to Write Energetic BASS Lines • Music Theory from The Chemical Brothers "No Reason"
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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How to Write a Lydian MELODY • Music Theory from Depeche Mode "Ghosts Again"
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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How to Write Polymeter DRUMS • Music Theory from Periphery "Atropos"
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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How to Write a Layered RIFF • Music Theory from Polyphia "Ego Death"
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Drum Secrets of Hip-Hop Legends
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Why You Struggle to Make Music
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Sound Design Is Ruining Your Music
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Stop Looping Melodies This Way
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Wrong Notes for Better Chord Progressions
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Gorillaz HACK for Better Bass Lines
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers HACK for Better Bass Lines
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: See Sound, Hear Images
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Change Your Workflow
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Biggest Metal Guitar Mistake
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: How to Be Creative
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Song Structure SECRET
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Common Songwriting Mistake
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: The Songwriting Process
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson on SHRED GUITAR: "That's Not Music."
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Don't Structure Songs Like This
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Steven Wilson: Make Music Like This
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Orchestrate Drum Patterns for Better Beats
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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How to Make Polymetric Beats
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Odd-Time Hack for Better Beats
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May 25, 2022 |
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Bass Contour Rule
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May 12, 2022 |
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Melody Interval Rule
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Frustrated Music Producer? This Is For You!
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Wrong Notes for Better Bass Lines
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Better Beats in 1 Second. Seriously!
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Meshuggah Hack for Better Djent Riffs
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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How to Add Energy to Bass Lines
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Harmonic Rhythm for Better Bass Lines
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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How to Make Better Dance Beats
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Chord Flow Rule
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Melody Range Rule
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Why MIDI Packs Suck
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Pro Drum Fills in 4 Steps
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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3 Types of Drum Fills
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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4-Step Hack for Dark Bass Lines
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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#1 Melody Hack
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Counter Melody Rule
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May 27, 2021 |
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Melody Rhythm Rule
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May 13, 2021 |
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Stepwise Melody Rule
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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5-Second Intro Rule
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Kick Drum Rule
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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246 Melody Rule
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Chillout Chords
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May 01, 2020 |
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80/20 Bass Rule
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Changing Chords Rule
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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How to Spice Up Your Melodies with Non-Diatonic Notes (feat. Myrkur music theory hack)
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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How to Improve Your Drum Beats (feat. Dele Sosimi music theory hack)
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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How to Stand Out in 2 Seconds (feat. Agnes Obel music theory hack)
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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How to Add Impact to your Choruses (feat. Vukovi music theory hack)
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Get Your Music Discovered
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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New UK Jazz Rhythms
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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2 Hacks for EPIC Bass Lines
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Leprous “Pitfalls” Melody (Music Theory)
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Leprous “Pitfalls” Chords (Music Theory)
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Predictable or Creative? You decide!
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Stranger Theory: Making Music without Scales (Re-Upload)
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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American Horror Story "1984" Bass Line (Music Theory)
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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American Horror Story "1984" Melody (Music Theory)
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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How to Transition between Sections of a Song
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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3 Steps to Add Chords to a Bass Line
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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How to Turn an Idea into a Section
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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How to Start Writing a Song
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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How to Write a Song Intro like a Legend
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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TOOL Polymeters • Fear Inoculum (Drums & Bass)
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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TOOL “Fear Inoculum” Music Theory (Guitar Riffs)
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Ed Sheeran Goes Djent
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Genre Explained - The Truth About Genres
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Opeth “Heart in Hand” Music Theory
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke “ANIMA” Music Theory
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Port Noir “Young Bloods” Music Theory
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” (feat. Snoop Dogg) Music Theory
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Turn Off The Lights” Music Theory
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Wu-Tang Clan “Of Mics and Men” Music Theory
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May 30, 2019 |
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Slipknot “Unsainted” Music Theory
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May 23, 2019 |
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5 Time Signatures in 1
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May 16, 2019 |
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How to Write a Lead Melody - The Unedited Process
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May 11, 2019 |
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Writing a Chord Progression for a Melody
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May 03, 2019 |
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Take Your Bass Lines to Their Full Potential
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Making Music with Polymeters - Unedited Studio Session
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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How to Modify Modes & Make Rare Scales, like Dorian ♭2 ♯4
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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How to Layer Melodies Using Rhythmic Displacement
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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How to Write an Unpredictable Melody
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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How to Write a Bass Line (or Guitar Riff) like Rage Against the Machine “Bulls on Parade”
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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4 Essentials to Enliven Your Bass Lines
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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How to Write Better Djent Riffs
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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How to Write a Beautiful Piano Chord Progression & Melody
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Want Exotic Melodies? Use These Notes...
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Use These Notes to Make Grime Bass Lines
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Use This Chord to Transform Your Progressions
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Change This Note to Make Your Melodies Stand Out
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Are Your Drum Build-Ups Missing This?
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Wanna Bass with the Big Beat Boys?
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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5 Hacks to Make Better Music
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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The Best One-Note Bass Line of 2018
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Odd Time Signatures That Don’t Sound Odd
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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Most Producers Make This Mistake...
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Magic Hack for Better Bass Lines
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Nov 24, 2018 |
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How to Write Lush Strings - Music Theory from deadmau5 “Drama Free” feat. Lights (mau5ville level 2)
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Nov 17, 2018 |
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That West Coast Sound - Music Theory from Ice Cube "Arrest the President" (Everythangs Corrupt)
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Nov 10, 2018 |
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How to Write a Catchy Melody - Music Theory from Fuse ODG "Bra Fie" (feat. Damian Marley)
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Nov 03, 2018 |
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Scariest Music Theory Video on YouTube
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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How to Make Your Music Bounce - Music Theory from Bring Me The Horizon “wonderful life” (Amo album)
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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Uplifting Piano Chord Progression: Music Theory from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Mid90s Soundtrack)
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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Better 4/4 Bass Lines - Music Theory from Run the Jewels “Let’s Go (The Royal We)” Venom Soundtrack
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Oct 13, 2018 |
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Ultimate Groove Hack - Music Theory from Twenty One Pilots “Trench”
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Oct 06, 2018 |
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How to Write a 2-in-1 Bass Line - Music Theory from Rationale “One By One”
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Sep 29, 2018 |
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African Rhythm & Chords - Music Theory from NAO “Drive and Disconnect”
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Sep 22, 2018 |
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WTF is a Melodic Rhythm? - Music Theory from Architects “Hereafter”
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Sep 15, 2018 |
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Haunting Piano Chord Progression - Music Theory from Radiohead's Thom Yorke "Suspirium" (Film Score)
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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The 9-Note Minor Scale - Music Theory from Muse “The Dark Side”
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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How to Write a Guitar Riff & Vocal Melody like Alice in Chains “Rainier Fog”
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Aug 25, 2018 |
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How to Write a Bass Line & Lead Melody like Marshmello “Happier” (ft. Bastille)
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Aug 18, 2018 |
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How to Write Guitar like Tom Morello & Drums like Bassnectar in “Rabbit’s Revenge”
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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How to Write a Guitar Riff like San Holo “worthy”
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Aug 04, 2018 |
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Down with the Drama
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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How to Write an Arpeggio Chord Progression like David Guetta "Don't Leave Me Alone"
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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How to Write a Bass Line like DJ Khaled "No Brainer"
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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How to Write a Drum Beat - The 1 That Got Away (Music Theory Hack)
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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How to Write a Synth Bass Line like The Prodigy "Need Some1"
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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Resting for Energy - Music Theory Hack for Better Bass Lines
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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Why People Don't Sing Your Chord Progressions
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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The #1 Way to Hook People
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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How to Write a Song Intro - Music Theory Hacks for Catchy Bass Lines
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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How to Write a Lead Melody - 2 Music Theory Hacks for Better Melodies
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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How to Write a Melody for Synth Pads - Add Layers to Chord Progressions or Bass Lines (Counterpoint)
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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How to Make Arpeggios - Turn Chord Progressions into Melodies
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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How to Make Drum Fills - Music Theory Hacks for Programming MIDI Drums
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May 28, 2018 |
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TesseracT - Time Signatures (Part 2) - Music Theory Hacks from "Sonder" (Metric Modulation, etc.)
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May 21, 2018 |
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TesseracT - Odd Time Signatures (Part 1) - Music Theory Hacks from "Sonder" for Chord Progressions
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May 14, 2018 |
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How to Harmonize a Melody - 2 Music Theory Hacks for Better Choruses
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May 07, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Write a Bass Line Using Non-Diatonic Notes, and More!
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Chord Progression Theory Hacks to Make Your Chorus Stand Out (feat. "Down with the Drama")
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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How to Write a Hook - Vocal Melody Theory Hacks (for Your Song's Chorus)
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Instantly Improve Your Music - Finished Song (feat. "Throwing Words")
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Instantly Improve Your Riffs (feat. Throwing Words)
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Instantly Improve Your Melodies (feat. "Throwing Words")
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Instantly Improve Your Bass Lines (feat. "Throwing Words")
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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2 Hacks to Instantly Improve Your Chord Progressions (feat. "Throwing Words")
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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How to Write a Riff or Bass Line - Finished Song from the Series (feat. "Reclaim the Hours")
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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How to Keep Your Fans' Attention | REPETITION vs VARIATION (feat. "Reclaim The Hours")
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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How to Choose a Mode for Your Riff or Bass Line | AEOLIAN vs LOCRIAN (feat. "Reclaim The Hours")
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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EDM vs METAL. Who Will Win? | How to Write a Riff (feat. "Reclaim The Hours")
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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How to Write a Song, from Start to Finish (feat. "Mile Zero")
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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5 Hacks for Better Vocal Melodies: Catchy & Uplifting, etc. | MILE ZERO 4/4
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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5 Hacks for Better Chord Progressions: Melodic Motifs, Pedal Root, etc. | MILE ZERO 3/4
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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3 Hacks for Better Drum Beats: "Drunk Drummer" Hack, etc. | MILE ZERO 2/4
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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8 Hacks for Better Bass Lines: Polymeters, Non-Diatonic Notes, etc. | MILE ZERO 1/4
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Jan 09, 2018 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 21: THE REVEAL of "Christmas Counterpoint")
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 20: Write an EDM Synth Melody for a Chord Progression)
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 19: How to Write an Original EDM Drum Beat)
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 18: Write EDM Bass Line for Chord Progression)
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 17: Make Chord Progression Better - Add9, etc)
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 16: Write a Non-Diatonic Chord Progression)
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 15: Staccato Synth Chord Progression)
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 14: Rhythmic Variation for Bass Line & Drums)
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 13: Add Hook Variation to Keep Melody Fresh)
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 12: Write More Counterpoint Vocal Harmony)
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 11: Write Counterpoint Vocal Harmony)
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 10: Write a Drum Beat in Odd Time Signature)
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 9: Write a Bass Line)
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Dec 09, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 8: Add Rhythm to Chord Progression)
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Dec 09, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 7: Inversions & Sus Chords in Progression)
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 6: Write Chord Progression / Harmonize Melody)
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Dec 06, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 5: Write a Melody)
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 4: Pick a Mode)
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 3: Rhythm & Time Signature)
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 2: Lyric Hook)
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 1: Conceptualize)
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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How to Write Christmas Songs: The Challenge
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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How to Write a Melody for a Catchy Chorus in 4 Steps (AKA How to Write a Hook)
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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How to Program Drum Beats from Bass Lines (Lesson for MIDI Drums & Real Drums)
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Polyrhythm vs. Polymeter (feat. Stranger Things soundtrack inspired examples)
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Nov 10, 2017 |
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Polymeter - How to Write a Bass Line (Polymetric Bass Guitar Example)
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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The End of Hack Music Theory (Halloween Special)
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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How to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth (Cool Chorus Bassline Melody)
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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How to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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How to Write a Hook - Chord Progression Theory for a Catchy Pop Song Chorus
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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How to Make Basic Drum Beats More Advanced (Lesson for MIDI Drums & Real Drums)
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Sep 30, 2017 |
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Up Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes)
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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Hack Counterpoint & Write Unique Vocal Harmonies
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Sep 16, 2017 |
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6 Hacks for Better Vocals (Lyrics & Melodies)
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Dial A Bass Line (Give Writer's Block the Finger)
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Give Writer's Block the Finger! (Modes & Chord Progressions)
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Pitch (melody/harmony) & Rhythm
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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How to Write a Great Melody: Development & Variation
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Aug 10, 2017 |