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Hack Music Theory — 129 episodes
Odd Time Signatures That Aren’t Odd.
Wanting Fans Is Not Wanting Validation.
Making Music Is Bad for Your Mental Health.
Life in a ‘90s Grunge Band.
Creating Calm Through Song Structure.
A Couplet a Day, Keeps Insanity Away.
Forget Meditation, Listen to Music.
Writers & Readers Against AI.
AI Human vs Human AI.
Musical Heroes in the AI Age.
We Are the Orchid Children.
The Music Theory of Fun.
Who Killed the Fun, Fun, Fun?
Musical Memoirs & Sonic Scrapbooks.
An Effortless New Year’s Resolution.
The Best Music Is Behind Us. But That’s a Good Thing!
The Geography of Musical Scales.
Music is Mind Control.
This Is The Only Pure Music.
Don’t Lie! You Listen to AI Songs.
Music Is Dead. Good Riddance!
You vs Phone. Who Will Win?
The Uglification of Music.
Don’t Trust Me, I’m an Expert.
You Can’t Make Music without Using Theory.
Hearing Music from the Future.
You're Listening to Music Wrong.
The 4 Types of Artist. Which Are You?
AI Is Not a Tool. Stop Calling It That.
AI Is Killing Music! This Is How We Save It.
AI Saves Us Time. That’s Bad!
AI Can’t Make Music
Making Music is Hard. Why Bother?
How to Write a Catchy Melody • Music Theory from Glass Animals "Creatures in Heaven"
How to Write Sweeping Arpeggios • Music Theory from Daft Punk "Motherboard"
How to Write Heavy BASS Lines • Music Theory from Front Line Assembly "Purge"
How to Write Advanced DRUMS • Music Theory from Royal Blood "Mountains at Midnight"
How to Write Locrian BASS Lines • Music Theory from Rezz "Suffer in Silence"
How to Write Beautiful CHORDS • Music Theory from Sleep Token "Take Me Back to Eden"
How to Write a BASS Line with Harmony • Music Theory from GoGo Penguin "Everything Is Going to Be OK"
How to Write a Standout MELODY • Music Theory from PJ Harvey "A Child's Question, August"
How to Write a Locrian RIFF • Music Theory from Metallica "72 Seasons"
How to Write a Catchy MELODY • Music Theory from Beastie Boys "Sure Shot"
How to Write Energetic BASS Lines • Music Theory from The Chemical Brothers "No Reason"
How to Write a Lydian MELODY • Music Theory from Depeche Mode "Ghosts Again"
How to Write Polymeter DRUMS • Music Theory from Periphery "Atropos"
How to Write a Layered RIFF • Music Theory from Polyphia "Ego Death"
Drum Secrets of Hip-Hop Legends
Why You Struggle to Make Music
Sound Design Is Ruining Your Music
Stop Looping Melodies This Way
Wrong Notes for Better Chord Progressions
Gorillaz HACK for Better Bass Lines
Red Hot Chili Peppers HACK for Better Bass Lines
Steven Wilson: See Sound, Hear Images
Steven Wilson: Change Your Workflow
Steven Wilson: Biggest Metal Guitar Mistake
Steven Wilson: How to Be Creative
Steven Wilson: Song Structure SECRET
Steven Wilson: Common Songwriting Mistake
Steven Wilson: The Songwriting Process
Steven Wilson on SHRED GUITAR: "That's Not Music."
Steven Wilson: Don't Structure Songs Like This
Steven Wilson: Make Music Like This
Orchestrate Drum Patterns for Better Beats
How to Make Polymetric Beats
Odd-Time Hack for Better Beats
Bass Contour Rule
Melody Interval Rule
Frustrated Music Producer? This Is For You!
Wrong Notes for Better Bass Lines
Better Beats in 1 Second. Seriously!
Meshuggah Hack for Better Djent Riffs
How to Add Energy to Bass Lines
Harmonic Rhythm for Better Bass Lines
How to Make Better Dance Beats
Chord Flow Rule
Melody Range Rule
Pro Drum Fills in 4 Steps
3 Types of Drum Fills
4-Step Hack for Dark Bass Lines
#1 Melody Hack
Counter Melody Rule
Melody Rhythm Rule
Stepwise Melody Rule
5-Second Intro Rule
Kick Drum Rule
246 Melody Rule
Chillout Chords
80/20 Bass Rule
Changing Chords Rule
Get Your Music Discovered
New UK Jazz Rhythms
2 Hacks for EPIC Bass Lines
Leprous “Pitfalls” Melody (Music Theory)
Leprous “Pitfalls” Chords (Music Theory)
Predictable or Creative? You decide!
American Horror Story "1984" Bass Line (Music Theory)
American Horror Story "1984" Melody (Music Theory)
How to Transition between Sections of a Song
3 Steps to Add Chords to a Bass Line
How to Turn an Idea into a Section
How to Start Writing a Song
How to Write a Song Intro like a Legend
TOOL Polymeters • Fear Inoculum (Drums & Bass)
TOOL “Fear Inoculum” Music Theory (Guitar Riffs)
Ed Sheeran Goes Djent
Genre Explained - The Truth About Genres
Opeth “Heart in Hand” Music Theory
Radiohead's Thom Yorke “ANIMA” Music Theory
Port Noir “Young Bloods” Music Theory
Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” (feat. Snoop Dogg) Music Theory
Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Turn Off The Lights” Music Theory
Wu-Tang Clan “Of Mics and Men” Music Theory
Slipknot “Unsainted” Music Theory
How to Modify Modes & Make Rare Scales, like Dorian ♭2 ♯4
How to Layer Melodies Using Rhythmic Displacement
How to Write an Unpredictable Melody
How to Write a Bass Line (or Guitar Riff) like Rage Against the Machine “Bulls on Parade”
4 Essentials to Enliven Your Bass Lines
How to Write Better Djent Riffs
How to Write a Beautiful Piano Chord Progression & Melody
Want Exotic Melodies? Use These Notes...
Use These Notes to Make Grime Bass Lines
Use This Chord to Transform Your Progressions
Change This Note to Make Your Melodies Stand Out
Are Your Drum Build-Ups Missing This?
Wanna Bass with the Big Beat Boys?
5 Hacks to Make Better Music