Are Chords and Emotions Related?
Nearly every composer alive feels drawn to music because of its ability to make us feel something. Listening to our favorite pieces makes...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Nov 17, 20234 min
Chords and Progressions Exercises
Learning how to write an effective chord progression is one of the most useful and fundamental skill sets any composer can master. A...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Nov 15, 20235 min
Chords and Emotions in the Brain
For a long time, music has been associated with an almost magical ability to portray and evoke emotions. The simple addition of...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Oct 13, 20235 min
How to Write Nostalgic Sounding Music
Nostalgic music is one of the most popular genres for young composers today. Between Vapor Wave, Lo-fi, and Anime OSTs, many young...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Oct 11, 20237 min
How to Compose a Requiem
At some point in their journey, nearly every single composer is possessed by the idea of I need to write a requiem, and it’s not hard to...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Jun 15, 20235 min
How Do You Write a Good Motif?
If you’ve spent any amount of time studying film music or soundtracks, you probably already know how important it is to come up with a...
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Stephen Berkemeier
May 18, 20238 min
How Do You Portray Emotions with Music?
By far, the single most important role of a film or videogame composer is to enhance the emotional experience of their audience. Whether...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Jan 14, 20237 min
How to Write a Chord Progression
When I was first learning how to compose music, one of the most frustrating things to figure out was how to write an effective chord...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Dec 10, 20228 min
Mastering Digital Spaces for Realistic Music: Essential Mic Positioning, Panning, and Reverb Techniques.
This blog post is a sample from my latest Ebook, "Guide to Creating Realistic MIDI Mockups." It is taken from the first chapter about...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Jul 18, 20227 min
How to Write Counterpoint
(*this post has been adapted from my youtube video on counterpoint. For audio examples, check out the video! https://youtu.be/r_RbmbBmX9E...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Sep 28, 20213 min
How Chords Portray Emotion (with chord and emotions chart)
Chord Relationships, or “CRs” for short, are a somewhat obscure but supremely helpful concept to learn (in my own opinion). They are...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Sep 28, 20217 min
The Composer’s Guide to Modes
Alright, so in this document, I’m going to break down each of the modes in a way that, hopefully, should help you begin using them Right...
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Stephen Berkemeier
Sep 28, 20218 min
Developing Motifs
Intro In this post I’m going to provide you with a useful template that you can use to develop a short motif or idea into a full-length...
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