Which comes first: chords or meloody? That's the chicken and egg question facing any music maker staring at a blank DAW screen, and there's no right answer as to which you need to nail first. And ...

It goes without saying that a good chord progression can be fundamental to a quality song, but when you find yourself staring at a blank screen, how do you get started and string an appropriate set of ...

Having started life as an ear-training platform, with daily workouts, online learning platform ToneGym has since expanded to include sight-reading and vocal warm-up exercises. The latest update - the ...

A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...

If you don’t have any ‘traditional’ musical training, a chord-generating plugin could be your secret weapon, and I2C8 looks like a strong new contender for a place in your creative arsenal. Developed ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. This e-book supplements ...