Category: Chords
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Boards of Canada is a personal favorite of mine, and I have spent a fair amount of time trying to understand what gives their music that particular emotional quality. There are lots of production techniques involved, of course: old samplers, detuning, filtering, tape effects, field recordings, and all the rest. But some of what makes…
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Intervals in music are important for understanding the sounds of chords and dyads. Even melodies can benefit from a clear understanding of intervals. Unfortunately, a lot of the information I have found out there is confusing. I’m trying to unravel it for myself and you may get something out of it as well. Last updated:…
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Some of what makes Boards of Canada’s songs (or for that matter, any artist’s songs) interesting for me are the chords. If you know the chords, you can get a feel for how to make your own song sound similar or “in the flavor of” so to speak. From the chords, you can often get…
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Modes can add interest and really shape a musical piece so knowing the modes and what each is noted for is a good thing. I come back to this post quite often when I am composing so I can choose a mode.