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 ...

What makes a great tune? What is it about melodies that lodge in our heads, so that we sing along to our favourite tracks (but not others we know just as well but don’t like as much) or find ourselves ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker ...

is the first thing you hear in a piano concert. The melody note sounds a few thousandths of a second before others marked simultaneously in the score. And pianists unconsciously strike such notes ...

As an electronic musician, it’s important to be able to create and finesse the sounds of your productions. The ability to craft unique synth patches, shape and sequence distinctive beats and layer, ...

The other day, I had a conversation with Melody Gardot about space. Not outer space, but the space between notes in her music. These days, there's lots of it. When she began making her new album, The ...

Gardot captures the sensibility that guides, shapes and defines so much Brazilian music. Melody Gardot Aims For The Space Between Notes The other day, I had a conversation with Melody Gardot about ...