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Identifying blues melodies
Blue notes and pitch zones in the music of Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Elizabeth Cotten and Aretha Franklin
Mar 26
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Texas Hold 'Em
MusicRadar column on Beyoncé's country turn
Mar 20
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Identifying melodic motives
and asking whether a motive is a riff
Mar 19
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Identifying embellishing tones
Learn how Thelonious Monk, the Beatles and David Bowie decorate their melodies
Mar 13
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Identifying song forms
Strophic, AABA, verse-chorus, and the question of grooves
Mar 10
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Identifying phrase structure
It's harder than it looks
Mar 6
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Identifying harmonized basslines
They're not just for classical composers
Mar 2
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February 2024
Identifying standard pop chord progressions
From the Axis progression on down
Feb 28
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Plagal cadence song
Amen cadences over the Amen break
Feb 21
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Identifying plagal cadences
Can I get an amen
Feb 19
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Fast Car
The music theory and production of Tracy Chapman's classic
Feb 17
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Identifying I, IV and V chords
Three chords and the truth
Feb 15
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