How modern film composers are moving beyond traditional keys. TL;DR Film music isn't bound by major or minor keys the way classical music...

And how to turn them into emotional storytelling tools TL; DR Music theory can help you build technically correct chord progressions —...

Nearly every composer alive feels drawn to music because of its ability to make us feel something. Listening to our favorite pieces makes...

Learning how to write an effective chord progression is one of the most useful and fundamental skill sets any composer can master. A...

For a long time, music has been associated with an almost magical ability to portray and evoke emotions. The simple addition of...

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...

Chord Relationships, or “CRs” for short, are a somewhat obscure but supremely helpful concept to learn (in my own opinion). They are...

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...