Beyond Music Theory

By Beyond Music Theory

What's Beyond Music Theory about?

The main goal is to create content that helps you in your creative journey of making your own music! You will either find case study episodes and listen to how each song grows as I go through my music composition process; or episodes about music theory tips for songwriters, tools and other creative strategies to keep your music flowing.

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Beyond Music Theory episodes:

08.08.2021
A Practical Guide to Music Expression
A Guide to Music Expression Introduction: In this short online course you will look into ways of giving meaning to your music by using the musical elements according to your intentions. The Elements of Music: A step by step guide through the elements of...
05.03.2021
Chromatic Mediants and Metric Modulation
Today we will be looking at an example of how chromatic mediant relationships can sound by creating unexpected harmonies and also some tips on things you can do with rhythm to surprise your listeners. Suggested links: - Chromatic Mediants - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/chromatic-mediants/ - Metric...
01.15.2021
Tips to Create Chord Progressions
In this episode we will be looking at some tips that you can use to create chord progressions and start making your next song. I also did a little bit of that, as you will listen throughout the episode. It...
10.08.2020
How to Use Polychords in Your Music
In this episode I will be showing you different ways of using tonal and chromatic material to build polychord structures. Polychords can be used as single or separate chord structures. Learn some of the ways in which you can use...
08.12.2020
8 Practical Ways of Using Parallel Chord Motion in your Music
In this episode, I will be proposing eight ways that you can use this technique. Each has a different feel of vibe so you will have to choose depending on the harmonic effect you are going for. This particular harmonic...
06.25.2020
Where Do Musical Ideas Come From
Hello and welcome! In today’s episode, I’ll be approaching a question that will always be open for debate as each and every one of us listens to and thinks about music differently. Nonetheless, all boils down to a musician’s ability...
06.12.2020
What to do With Modal Interchange
In this post we will be looking at some practical uses for modal interchange. First of all, what is it? This is a technique that consists in temporarily borrowing chords from a parallel tonality or mode that shares the same...
06.02.2020
How to Use Quartal Harmony in Your Music
In this episode, I will be telling you what quartal harmony is and how you can use it in your music. I will also be looking at the melody harmonization process with these chords and explore some ideas for it....
05.27.2020
Being Creative With Pentatonic Scales
In this episode you will listen to you how I used mostly pentatonic materials to compose a track and I'll take you through the thought process of extracting the information I needed for chords and melodies. During the episode I...
05.25.2020
Creating Harmonic Tension With Anticipation and Suspension
In today's episode I will be approaching a technique that can be used as means to create, release, prolong tension and even preparing the harmonic transitions while you are going from chord to chord. It is a way of creating...