Music Theory And Songwriting
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Cracking open Max Martin’s über-succesful songwriting formula
By Andy Price published
Exploring the winning routes taken by the songwriting mastermind behind Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande's biggest tunes

The music supervisor on The White Lotus reckons that viewers will “adjust” to the new main title theme
By Ben Rogerson published
Gabe Hilfer on his working relationship with composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and that Thai rock cover of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man

How Taylor Swift’s songwriting skilfully makes the personal universal
By Andy Price published
Taylor Swift deftly divides her songwriting between three separate voices. Here's how to spot them…

Producer Danny L Harle and Olly Alexander on their "extraordinary" collab with a synth-pop legend
By Ben Rogerson published
“His musical point is so distilled in his music, and he’s the same in the way he talks,” says Harle. “He’s a man of few words”

"The more fair you can be, the better”: Megadeth bassist on the problem with songwriting credits
By Will Simpson published
It was “always an issue” in Megadeth, he says

“If you don’t have an idea, go mow the lawn": Follow Neil Young’s lead to demolish those frustrating songwriting barriers
By Andy Price published
It’s true, sometimes working relentlessly on perfecting a song or track that you’re just not feeling can do more harm than good

The Toni Basil influence on Bruno Mars and Rosé’s APT was accidental, says its co-producer
By Ben Rogerson published
“When Bruno gets involved in something, he’s not just a feature, he becomes a part of it”

From David Bowie to Radiohead and Steely Dan, here’s some of popular music’s most outlandish theory choices
By Andy Price published
No theory practitioner would advise you do as these great artists did, but the brilliance of their songs speak for themselves

How learning and understanding chord symbols can prove a major benefit for sharing your musical ideas
By Roland Schmidt published
Chord hieroglyphics can take several forms. We unravel the mysteries of one of the most symbolic and common examples

How the Rolling Stones drew on their own - and imagined - lives for songwriting inspiration
By Andy Price last updated
For some, songwriting is all about honesty and injecting lived experience into the lyrics, yet as Mick Jagger will tell you, sometimes you have to play fast and loose with the truth
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