https://youtu.be/DRhdlft6iAQ Here's a one sheet that accompanies the video. I hope this is helpful. Let me know in the comments what you'd like to see more of. Or if you'd like to be explain the working of a song you love.
I spent the last few days learning how to iMovie. Edit, cut, insert images. So I'm both proud of what's below, and keenly aware that there's room to grow. Enjoy it. And comment to let me know what works and what doesn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwCabhZlcYI&feature=youtu.be
Here are two sheets I put together a dog’s age ago, with the clever titles “Dang Good Chords” and “Good Chords Fool.”* They talk about chord relationships and what chords tend to like to do, in the keys of G and C. This is all based on “The Chord Ladder” which is an alternate perspective … Continue reading Dang Good Chords
I’ve wanted for a while to put together an intake to help people prepare for the Fearless Songwriting Challenge. I’d forgotten about “The Ship It Journal,” Seth Godin’s workbook to help people suss out the resistance they’ll find in working on a project, and helps them plan ahead to beat it. Here’s a link to … Continue reading Planning for the Fearless Challenge
The Wheel of Chord Story, (the circle of fifths), maps out what chords "like" to do, but it doesn't really explain why. The jump of a fifth between two notes is actually pretty stable. The only jump between notes which feels more stable is the interval between two notes with the same name, G to … Continue reading Mozart’s Alarm Clock
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