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019 - How We Hear
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The intervals give a fantastic introduction to ear training and how to improve your hearing. In this casual co-host conversation, TC and Fr…
3 years, 5 months ago
018 - Stop Mystifying Negative Harmony
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Negative Harmony is an excellent source of inspiration and can produce fantastic musical results. However, the Diatonic approach is not eas…
3 years, 6 months ago
017 - Orchestrating Toodles
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In this episode, TC takes a sketch he wrote and turns it into a band arrangement using the guitar as his main instrument. Sounds interestin…
3 years, 6 months ago
016 - Don't Let the Piano Fool You
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The piano is the go-to instrument for many composers, and that's great! However, let's highlight a few points that frustrated me a lot when…
3 years, 7 months ago
015 - Triads - The Final Frontier
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There's no way to get around triads in music, no matter the style or genre! Some composers might associate a triad with "simple-minded", ri…
3 years, 7 months ago
014 - The Unsung Hero in Music Composition
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Many composers believe that writing music is just one step, which is "write the music". While it actually can work that way, it's not effic…
3 years, 8 months ago
013 - Pentatonic Dominant
SHOWNOTES Let's talk about a subject that will help you create fantastic lines, chord progressions, and licks in some of the guitar-heavy music genr…
3 years, 8 months ago
012 - Sketch Quickly - Here's Why
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We already talked about sketching, and today, Frank wants to dive deeper into why you should sketch quickly! There's more to it than you mig…
3 years, 9 months ago
011 - Power Pentatonic
SHOWNOTES Ok, the pentatonic world will probably be within the repertoire of most guitar players! But do you know what "Power Pentatonic" is? ... It…
3 years, 9 months ago
010 - The 3-Step Process to Composition
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Way too many composers don't follow any process when creating music. Guess what? You won't control your musical outcome if you don't know HO…
3 years, 10 months ago