Beyond Music Theory

Jan 27 2025 18 ep. 9 mins 61
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The main goal is to create content that helps you in your creative journey of making your own music! You will either find case study episodes and listen to how each song grows as I go through my music composition process; or episodes about music theory tips for songwriters, tools and other creative strategies to keep your music flowing.

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Harmonize Melodies by Thinking in Color

Jan 27 2025 10 mins  
Discover how to harmonize melodies with chord and modal colors for deeper emotional impact and creative harmonic textures – tips to elevate your harmonization skills! Find me on: 🔥 Beyond Music Theory Blog 🎵 Private Online Lessons 🎵 Online Music Courses 📚 Beyond Music Theory eBook 📚 Mastering the Art of Harmonizing Melodies Reference Links: - The Diato

Create Stunning Ambient Chords With These Simple Techniques

Jan 07 2025 13 mins  
Learn how to create stunning ambient chords exploring different chord voicings, extensions, pedal notes, all while adding movement and atmosphere to your music Find me on: 🔥 ⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠ 🎵 ⁠Online Lessons⁠ 🎵 ⁠Online Music Courses⁠ 📚 ⁠Beyond Music Theory eBook 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Know Your Chords 01:28 - Chord Voicings and Connect

Struggling With Odd Time Feel? Here's How to Nail it in 4/4

Dec 09 2024 8 mins  
I’ll be showing you how to use a 4/4 time signature to mimic the feel of odd meters by rethinking rhythmic structures and more... Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Music Courses⁠⁠ 📚 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory eBook

A polytonal Approach to Chromatic Harmonies and Melodies

Nov 21 2024 8 mins  
Using the chromatic scale to create music can be very off-putting as there are too many approach possibilities. Let's explore it using a polytonal approach and harness the power of the chromatic scale. Connecting Sections in your music arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fVQNOnTYtI Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠�

Strategic Use of Out-of-Key Chords

Nov 14 2024 6 mins  
Today I’m going to talk about the importance of planning where to use your out-of-key materials, in this case, harmonic materials. 🎵 Mastering The Art Of Harmonizing Melodies – ⁠https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/IN1ic⁠ Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Music Courses⁠⁠ 📚 ⁠⁠Bey

Using Modal Layering for Harmonic and Melodic Surprises

Nov 07 2024 8 mins  
I’m going to show you how you can create surprising harmonic landscapes by using a technique called modal layering. Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Music Courses⁠⁠ 📚 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory eBook Supporting Links: 📚 Intervals - ⁠https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/intervals/ 📚 Chords

Connecting Sections in Your Musical Arrangements

Oct 11 2024 5 mins  
Today we are going to look at a couple of ways of connecting sections of your musical arrangement. Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Music Courses⁠⁠ 📚 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory eBook

Avoiding Ostinato Boredom

Aug 09 2024 4 mins  
Creating different musical contexts to keep your ostinato sections interesting and fresh. 📚 Ostinatos - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/ostinatos/ 📚 Modal Mixture - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/modal-mixture/ 🔥🎵 Nexus (new music video) - https://youtu.be/VyZ-16b6fHk Find me on: 🔥 ⁠⁠Beyond Music Theory Blog⁠⁠ 🎵 ⁠⁠Online Lessons⁠⁠ 🎵

A Practical Guide to Music Expression

Aug 08 2021 37 mins  
A Guide to Music Expression Introduction: In this short online course you will look into ways of giving meaning to your music by using the musical elements according to your intentions. The Elements of Music: A step by step guide through the elements of music and how they can be applied in practice. Case Study #1: An example of how the management of the music elements can be us

Chromatic Mediants and Metric Modulation

May 02 2021 10 mins  
Today we will be looking at an example of how chromatic mediant relationships can sound by creating unexpected harmonies and also some tips on things you can do with rhythm to surprise your listeners. Suggested links: - Chromatic Mediants - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/chromatic-mediants/ - Metric Modulation - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/metric-modulation/ - Scales Harm