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Hypermeter
It explains why John Lennon's songs are so weird
Apr 23
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Polymeter vs polyrhythm
They are easily mistaken for each other
Apr 22
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Identifying augmented chords
with help from the Beatles, Eddie Money and Wayne Shorter
Apr 19
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"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Soul Makossa"
New MusicRadar column about my favorite Michael Jackson song
Apr 16
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Identifying tritone substitutions
Let's get chromatic
Apr 11
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Identifying modulations
Warm up the truck
Apr 5
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Improvising over secondary dominants
Work those leading tones
Apr 3
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March 2024
Improvising countermelodies
Find those chord tones
Mar 31
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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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