Arranging for Strings in Pop

Jump into the art of arranging for strings in pop to unlock emotional depth and rich harmonies that elevate your music—discover how to make your arrangements truly stand out.

Orchestration Basics: Ranges and Timbres

An essential guide to orchestration basics reveals how ranges and timbres shape your score, encouraging you to explore the full potential of instrument combinations.

Rhythmic Dictation: Clave, Backbeat, and Beyond

Nurture your rhythmic ear by exploring clave, backbeat, and beyond—discover the key techniques that will elevate your transcribing skills and musical understanding.

Melodic Dictation: A Step-by-Step Method

Melodic Dictation: A Step-by-Step Method reveals essential techniques to develop your ear and notation skills—continue reading to unlock your full potential.

Reading Chord Charts and Lead Sheets

Great for beginners, reading chord charts and lead sheets unlocks essential musical understanding that will inspire your playing—continue to discover how.

The Nashville Number System for Producers

Learn how the Nashville Number System can revolutionize your production workflow and unlock new creative possibilities—discover the secrets to seamless studio sessions.

Borrowed Chords From Parallel Modes

Borrowed chords from parallel modes are chords taken from modes that share…

Secondary Dominants and Tonicization

Navigating secondary dominants and tonicization unlocks new harmonic colors; discover how these techniques can transform your musical storytelling.

Cadences: Authentic, Plagal, and Deceptive

Just as cadences like authentic, plagal, and deceptive shape musical emotion, understanding them reveals how composers craft powerful endings—discover how they work.

Functional Harmony: Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant

In functional harmony, your understanding of tonic, subdominant, and dominant roles helps…