Theory & Songwriting
Write better songs. Approachable music theory and songwriting craft, covering chords, scales, melody, structure and the ideas that make tracks connect.Start here: The Circle of Fifths Explained for Songwriters · Music Intervals Explained for Beginners · Seventh Chords Explained: Maj7, Min7, and Dominant 7 · Song Structure Explained: Verse, Chorus, Bridge and More.
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Funk vs Phonk: What’s the Difference
Funk vs phonk: one is a 1970s live-band groove built on the bass and “the One,” the other a lo-fi,…
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What Is Reggae? Origins and Sound
What is reggae? A Jamaican genre from the late 1960s built on the offbeat skank, the one-drop drum and a…
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What Is Trap Music?
What is trap music? A plain-English guide to the Atlanta-born hip-hop genre: its booming 808 bass, rapid hi-hats, dark minor…
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What Is Lofi Music?
What is lofi music? It is mellow, imperfect, jazzy instrumental hip hop built on vinyl crackle, warm chords and swung…
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What Is Drill Music?
What is drill music? A dark, 808-heavy rap style born in Chicago and reshaped by UK and Brooklyn drill —…
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What Is Phonk Music?
What is phonk? A lo-fi hip-hop style built on 1990s Memphis rap samples, distorted 808 cowbell melodies and chopped-and-screwed vocals.…
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What Is Amapiano?
What is amapiano? A South African genre built on deep log-drum bass, jazzy piano loops and airy percussion near 112…
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What Is Afro House?
What is Afro House? A clear guide to the South African dance genre — its tempo, drums, jazzy chords, key…
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House Music Subgenres
A clear guide to house music subgenres — deep, tech, acid, French, future, Afro and more — with real origins,…
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Types of House Music Explained
The main types of house music explained clearly: deep, acid, tech, progressive, French and more, with real origins, tempos, chords…