If you are looking for interesting sources for songwriting chord progressions, check out this article.. "Stealing from Classical Music to Write Your Next Song" Photo by Ylanite Koppens on Pexels.com
Music Note Book – Chord Progressions
Music Note Book – Interesting Article on Lo Fi Chord Progressions
https://blog.landr.com/lofi-chord-progressions/ Photo by Anton H on Pexels.com
Jazz Theory Treasure Chest
I found this amazing collection of chord progressions, inversions, scales and a lot more in "bite sized" PDF information sheets. Pianogroove.com Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com
Blues Chord Substitutions – Free PDF Download
If you would like to "Jazz Up" your blues compositions, here is a handy free downloadable chord substitution chart in PDF format to get you started. How to use this guide. It is a basic Row / Column chart. The columns indicate various 12 bar blues patterns, starting the the "basic" pattern along the top.... Continue Reading →
Free On-Line Synthesizer Lessons
News from Ableton "Learning Synths puts a powerful but easy-to-learn synthesizer in your web browser. It comes with a collection of step-by-step lessons, sound design recipes, and a fun, playful approach to learning how to make your own sounds."
A 5 Minute Introduction – Improvising Over Major 7th Chords
The major seventh chord is a basic building block in many pop and jazz compositions. I found this quick and concise article to get you started. How to improvise Over Major 7th Chords And a very simple backing track. C Major7th One Chord Vamp practice loop If you are just starting out with improvisation DON'T... Continue Reading →
Interesting Video on Writing Melodies
Stuck writing melodies ? this video can can you started right now !
MIDI – Three Handy Charts
I am just getting started with MIDI instruments, and I have found these three tables to be very helpful.
Backing Track for Afro Blue
This backing track of "Afro Blue" was created using Bandlab MIDI Instruments and loops. It's relatively simple chord pattern makes it a good improvisation piece for beginners or an excellent template for experienced players to experiment with alternate scales and modes. ArrangementBar 2 Intro & HeadBar 43 First SoloBar 83 Second soloBar 131 Head out... Continue Reading →
A Bite-Sized Introduction to Polyrhythms Part 1 – The Magic of the Hemiola
Lately I have been looking into alternate rhythmic ideas for music composition and have started what seems like it will be a very long journey to discover polyrhythms. Polyrhythms are found in all kinds of traditional "non european" music as well as Jazz and modern pop. From what I can sort out , they basically... Continue Reading →
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