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Instrumentality
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When diminishing is a good thing

  • March 26, 2021
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The idea of chords that are diminished in some way might put you off, but they are easy to play and take your compositions into sophisticated territory.
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The lazy person’s tour of the triads

  • March 17, 2021
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Six, three-note chords form the foundation of nearly all Western music. If you're a keyboard player, you need move only one finger at a time to find them.
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That critical second chord

  • March 8, 2021
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The second chord in any progression can have a big influence on where that piece goes. Here are some unusual examples.
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Four chords seem enough for most people

  • March 5, 2021
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New research shows that your typical Billboard hit has an average of four chords. Is that too many or too few? Does it matter?
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How tasty is your timbre?

  • March 4, 2021
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Timbre is the tonal quality of a sound. Some instruments have a naturally wonderful timbre and we had a listen.
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How harmony changes everything

  • March 2, 2021
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If you’ve come up with a melody you like, it’s easy to think that the creative process is now over. But a melody only takes you half the way there.
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It started with a drone

  • March 1, 2021
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The drone is the most ancient of all musical forms. Why is it so powerful? Can you create a piece of music with a single note?
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Minor keys dominate global top 20

  • February 25, 2021
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We analysed the top 20 tracks in the Apple Music Global Top 100 on February 25, 2021. Here’s what we found …
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I bought a new guitar

  • February 25, 2021
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How many guitars does a guitarist need? One more. In this case a Martin 000C.
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Lockdowns are for learning

  • February 24, 2021
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Explains how the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 provided an opportunity for an acceleration in personal learning which in turn led to the Instrumentality project.
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