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“Powerless” is out!

My new song “Powerless” is available everywhere. This whole thing is a link. Click it to check it out. ISJ

Use loops to get started

I’ve been teaching my students how to use soundtrap.com. Some of my students found the pre-made loops that the website…

Analyze genres differently

The things that are valued and commonly used in one genre won’t necessarily carry over to other genres. We can…

Start theorizing about music

I just watched this video by 12Tone and if you haven’t seen their videos they’re definitely worth checking out. This…

Repeated listening helps all music

Repeated listening is just a fancy way of saying “listening multiple times.” But the point of this quick post is…

Listen for form

Form is the different sections in a piece of music and how those specific sections are organized in a piece…

How to make your songs sound more professional (Video)

Taylor Swift is incredibly skilled

I listened to Love Story (Taylor’s Version) recently and then checked out the original recording. It’s spooky. If you adjust…

If it’s difficult to play, it should be intentional and necessary

Sometimes when writing music we want to write something that’s difficult to play just for the sake of writing something…

Make the music easier than you think you need to

I’m arranging a few songs for my youth orchestra and the title of this post “Make the music easier than…