Category: Theory

Negative Harmony Explained Simply

Negative harmony is one of those concepts that seem to be too obscure to easily understand and apply. So I’ll keep it simple. And I’ll show you what’s possible with some nice examples. What It Is Negative harmony implies starting with a mode or scale, and then calculating its negative version. To do this, you: …

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Guitar Modes Explained Simply

The topic of guitar modes is often poorly explained and therefore misunderstood by beginners. Faced with this initial difficulty, some even give up trying to understand the idea, and conclude that it is an advanced music theory topic that is inaccessible to them. But it doesn’t have to be this way. How It’s Usually Explained …

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A Different Approach to Writing Music

A Copy of a Copy? A friend once told me that all interesting music has already been written and no new ideas exist anymore. …that everything is a copy of a copy of a copy. But I told him that many unknown ways of writing music are yet to be found and explored. And that actually, …

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Modal Modulation Examples in Rock and Metal

Modal Modulation is not a concept restricted to Rock and Metal but since the electric guitar was my first love, I’m biased. As a developer of a software that helps you explore Modal Modulation, I want to show you this cool approach to music with four examples within the genres of Progressive Metal and Instrumental …

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