It’s hard to know what to do with a song. You may have a solid skeleton, but how do you realize that into a full production?

Arranging.

Today I’m sharing 3...

The lament bass has been around for a long long time. And there’s a reason for that. Today, I’m going to tell you how to write a Lament Bass, perhaps the most...

Writing music is hard and our weird human brains don’t make it easier. Today I’m sharing 3 quotes that not only made things easier, but helped me grow and...

Today, I want to talk about the Rule of 3, why it’s a thing, and share a couple of ways we can subvert it. In the video, we’ll look at examples from Debussy,...

Whether you already write music and want to start writing on an instrument, or if you’re new to music and writing altogether, today I’m giving you 3...

Many of us struggle when it comes to lyrics. Even when we have some, how do we set the words to music?

Today I’m sharing 5 of my favorite tips to set words to music...

If there’s one thing I can point to that helped my voice leading the most, it was an understanding of the 3 Types of Motion. 

I came away with easy voice...

There’s always one part of a melody or harmony that bugs me. Enter one of my favorite songwriting tips: The Octave Trick.

If you’re familiar with my free...

Star Wars played a big role in fostering my love for classical music. And I'm not alone, I'd even go so far as to say Star Wars saved classical music.

If it wasn’t...

Writing music with alternating time signatures sounds fancy. It’s really not. It’s just taking the regular count and messing with it every other measure.

In...

Do you bass? I bass, but I didn’t always bass. Bass is weird. Ok enough of that… 

Bass lines are a strange animal when writing music. They play a...

Using music theory as a writing aid can sometimes feel at odds with artistry. Who wants to write using formulas and prescribed rules?  

Don't worry, that's...