Music Theory And Songwriting
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The easy guide to music theory: common ornaments and how to use them
By Computer Music published
You'll get mordent you bargained for
The easy guide to music theory: understanding minor scales
By Computer Music published
Natural and harmonic flavours explained
The easy guide to music theory: how to use syncopation to make rhythms more exciting
By Computer Music published
Switch up your groove with a shift in emphasis
The easy guide to music theory: how to use suspensions and suspended chords
By Computer Music published
Add depth and tension to your music by leaving simple triads behind
88 EASY MUSIC THEORY TIPS – Computer Music issue 269 is out now
By Computer Music published
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John Butler: “First: write a good song. Second: work your ass off. Third: get people’s attention”
By Rob Laing published
The Australian songwriter reflects on the lessons learned across two decades
Liam Howlett: “If we’d have tried to write another Charly, it would have been the downfall of us”
By MusicRadar published
The Prodigy songwriter on the pros and cons of sampling
How musicians can overcome the pain of writer's block
By Future Music published
“Just because you’ve switched on your same computer and loaded the same DAW doesn’t mean that today will yield the same musical result as yesterday.”
Chelsea Wolfe: “I wanted to write heavy songs that are fun to play and that I could really lose myself in”
By Rob Laing published
Meet the artist and see the rig behind one of the most singular sounds in contemporary guitar music
Laura Veirs: “Most of the songs I write are not good. I have to write a lot to get the quality up”
By Thea de Gallier published
On first listen, Laura Veirs’ 10th solo album, The Lookout, has all the trappings of the singer-songwriter genre: soft vocals that embrace the ears, whimsical guitar lines and bittersweet lyrics
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