How to Write a Lydian MELODY

Simple music can be great music. Depeche Mode’s lead single “Ghosts Again” from their new album “Memento Mori” is proof. It has a well-written and creative vocal melody in the verses, but it’s really…

How to Write Polymeter DRUMS

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The new Periphery single “Atropos” (from the album Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre) opens with a classic djent polymeter, which we love! Staying true to Meshuggah’s original polymeter…

How to Write a Layered Guitar RIFF

Step 1. Bass

The first thing you notice in the opening riff of “Ego Death” by Polyphia is that there are two layers. There’s a bass line and a lead melody all in…

Drum Secrets of Hip-Hop Legends

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Could you hear the missing ingredient in our drum beat? (click play above). If not, don’t worry, that’s because the beat is…

Why You Struggle to Make Music

Do you sometimes find yourself staring at a blank screen, with absolutely no ideas? Then we have the solution for preventing that from ever happening again. How can we be so confident that this…

Stop Looping Melodies This Way

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When you loop a melody, do you just copy and paste it? If so, that way of looping could be ruining your melodies!

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Wrong Notes for Better Chord Progressions

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Can you hear the weakness in this chord progression?

It’s a common weakness that you hear in most songs. Did you spot it? If not, here’s…

How to Write a Bass Line like Gorillaz "New Gold"

In the new Gorillaz single “New Gold”, there’s a music theory secret that makes their song feel totally different to the other new releases out this week. That’s what you’ll…

How to Write a Bass Line like Red Hot Chili Peppers "Tippa My Tongue"

In the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single “Tippa My Tongue”, there’s a ridiculously funky variation of the blues scale, which we’re calling the RHCP scale…

Steven Wilson: See Sound, Hear Images

"You imagine something as a guitar part, but then you transpose it to the bass, and it just seems somehow more exotic because of that." –Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree songwriter-producer)

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Steven Wilson: How to Be Creative

"An amateur is someone who does something because they love to do it. So, professionalism is sometimes not a good thing." –Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)

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Steven Wilson: Song Structure SECRET

"I love that idea of the callback to the intro. Making sense of the fact there is this intro, by using it as the basis not for the main song (not for the verse, not…

Steven Wilson: Common Songwriting Mistake

“Nowadays, with so much music being written on the computer, we’ve lost that natural push and pull that an ensemble and a band will have if they’re playing outside of a tempo map. A lot…

Steven Wilson: The Songwriting Process

"For me, writing music is like standing in front of a brick wall. You go to that brick wall, and you start to hit your head against the wall. And after about an hour, you…

Steven Wilson: Don't Structure Songs Like This

"One of the hallmarks of so-called progressive rock is that it doesn't conform to the conventional way that tracks normally would unfold. A piece of progressive rock can go in very unpredictable directions,…

Orchestrate Drum Patterns for Better Beats

Beginner beats usually use only three elements of the drum kit. So, in this lesson you'll learn how to make pro beats by voicing them over the whole kit. But first... Tea!

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How to Make Polymetric Beats

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In this tutorial you’ll learn a 3-step hack for making polymetric drum beats. We invite you to work along with…

Odd-Time Hack for Better Beats

In this lesson you'll learn how to use odd time signatures, but without them sounding odd. But first… Tea!

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Bass Contour Rule

Learn how to write better bass lines by creating melodic contours with 3rds and non-harmonic notes. But first… Tea!

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Melody Interval Rule

In this lesson you’ll learn a common fault that many songwriters and producers make when writing melodies. More importantly, though, you’ll learn our theory hack for quickly and easily fixing this fault. But first… Tea!

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Frustrated Music Producer? This Is For You!

Music is an art, so technically there can’t be any mistakes.

But, and it’s a big but, there can definitely be faults, as faults are weaknesses. And unfortunately, when songwriters and producers compose…

Wrong Notes for Better Bass Lines

In this lesson you'll learn how to spice up your bass using non-diatonic notes (AKA chromatic notes). But first… Tea!

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Better Beats in 1 Second. Seriously!

In this lesson you'll learn how to improve your drum beats in one second. Seriously. But first… Tea!

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Meshuggah Hack for Better Djent Riffs

In this lesson you'll learn how to improve your Djent riffs using a hack from Meshuggah "I Am That Thirst", which is off their new album "Immutable". But first… Tea!

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How to Add Energy to Bass Lines

In this lesson you'll learn how to write better bass lines, by using 1/16 rests. But first… Tea!

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