When we listen to any form of music, we listen for the elements that resonate with our personal emotions. While there are ...

The most important aspect to study in melody writing is probably your intervals. In Western music, we use 12 notes in semitone intervals, in other cultures they have quarter tones and microtonal ...

When we listen to any form of music, we listen for the elements that resonate with our personal emotions. While there are some that may choose to pay more attention to rhythm or harmony, the ...

It goes without saying that a good chord progression can be fundamental to a quality song, but when you find yourself staring at a blank screen, how do you get started and string an appropriate set of ...

Writing a song or lyric can seem intimidating if you sit down and try to write from nothing. Some people think you need extensive music theory training or singing lessons. But there’s a technique to ...

In an era when millions of songwriters upload music to the internet—and just about any song can be plucked from obscurity by TikTok teens—it seems inevitable that the same melodies end up in different ...

In 1970, George Harrison became the first Beatle to score a No. 1 hit as a solo artist. The song, “My Sweet Lord,” from his album “All Things Must Pass,” boasts a gorgeous melody so basic and ...

A few weeks ago Dmitri Tymoczko, the departmental representative in music, sent out an e-mail that listed the name of every senior in the department and the type of thesis each student was pursuing.