Nearly every composer alive feels drawn to music because of its ability to make us feel something. Listening to our favorite pieces makes...

Learning how to write an effective chord progression is one of the most useful and fundamental skill sets any composer can master. A...

For a long time, music has been associated with an almost magical ability to portray and evoke emotions. The simple addition of...

Nostalgic music is one of the most popular genres for young composers today. Between Vapor Wave, Lo-fi, and Anime OSTs, many young...

At some point in their journey, nearly every single composer is possessed by the idea of I need to write a requiem, and it’s not hard to...

If you’ve spent any amount of time studying film music or soundtracks, you probably already know how important it is to come up with a...

By far, the single most important role of a film or videogame composer is to enhance the emotional experience of their audience. Whether...

When I was first learning how to compose music, one of the most frustrating things to figure out was how to write an effective chord...

This blog post is a sample from my latest Ebook, "Guide to Creating Realistic MIDI Mockups." It is taken from the first chapter about...

(*this post has been adapted from my youtube video on counterpoint. For audio examples, check out the video! https://youtu.be/r_RbmbBmX9E...

Chord Relationships, or “CRs” for short, are a somewhat obscure but supremely helpful concept to learn (in my own opinion). They are...

Alright, so in this document, I’m going to break down each of the modes in a way that, hopefully, should help you begin using them Right...

Intro In this post I’m going to provide you with a useful template that you can use to develop a short motif or idea into a full-length...