Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker staring at a blank DAW screen, and there's no right answer as to which you need to nail first. And ...

Improving the chord voicings within your song or production will add a musical element that will help elevate your work to the next level. But to help explain what a voicing is, you’ll forgive us if ...

Want to learn how to find chords to your favorite songs - without sheet music? In this video, we’ll break down the process ...

There are three main strategies songwriters use when they are choosing a chord progression for their next song. This article will go over some tried-and-true formulas in songwriting, a bit of music ...

Previously, we've published a frankly must-read guide on how to build your knowledge of music theory to make better ...

Do you associate minor chords with sad music and major chords with happy music? If you do, you probably grew up surrounded by music that follows the basic rules of Western music theory. But not ...

A good song is the sum of its parts, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a song’s quality comes down to how much instrumentation is packed into it. These four famous songs in country and rock prove that ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Fort Bliss Soldier Recovery Unit guitar instructor Jim Leeah has only one question for recovering Soldiers considering guitar lessons. “How do you know that there is not a great ...

AIVA is an AI-powered music creation tool that allows you to generate new songs in more than 250 different styles. It is available as a web version and a Desktop app. Its simple UI makes it easy for ...