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codrlabs
Codrlabs @codrlabs@mstdn.business · Jul 29, 2026
I use Maestronom to record ideas in Muse Box — some turned into full songs already. I track my practice history, and when I'm curious enough to learn, I dig into the new Artistry section for the history of music and the guitar. It's one app, ad-free on every tier, and it's progressing super fast. Muse Box and practice history are free. Works offline for 30 days after sign-in. Grab it: go.codrlabs.com/maestronom #Metronome #GuitarTuner #MusicPractice #Musicians #MusicTheory #GuitarScales
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Chris Mills @ambientspace@cloudisland.nz · Jul 26, 2026
@bazkie@beige.party @sknob@mamot.fr I’ve been thinking this morning (while it is 6.8°C *inside*) on writing music when one has little formal training. Something akin to “Structure by Ear”. I’ve listened all my nearly 6 decades to a vast amount of music but I still get hung up on the most basic concepts like Verse and Chorus. This feels like the #Grammar in #MusicTheory, and my comfort with grammar in my native language is not very significant. My response to the terms Verse and Chorus is very similar to how I respond to being asked to diagram a sentence. Instant paralysis! I want to talk to you all about music, but rely on art metaphor and cooking analogies to mask my lack of knowledge and I find this a little frustrating. On some levels I suppose it doesn’t really matter if one still creates, but I wish I had some better command of the terms and language of music. #MudicProduction #MusicEducation
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mdreid
Mark Reid @mdreid@mastodon.social · Jul 23, 2026
Here’s a little #musictheory observation I made recently. First some set up: there are essentially only two generators of the 12 tone scale: m2 (minor second) and P5 (perfect fifth). By “generator” I mean you get all 12 notes by repeatedly moving up by those intervals. Repeat m2 gets you the chromatic scale C Db D Eb …; and P5 gives the circle of 5ths: C G D A …. Put these side by side and you get (C,C), (Db,G), (D,D), (Eb,A)… so unison, tritone, unison, tritone, … Tension and release!
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codrlabs
Codrlabs @codrlabs@mstdn.business · Jul 22, 2026
Never lose your musical ideas again. Muse Box in Maestronom lets you record, name, and save your riffs instantly. Backup to Google Drive keeps your ideas safe and organized. Try it free today. #Maestronom #Metronome #GuitarTuner #MusicPractice #Musicians #MusicTheory #GuitarScales #PracticeRoutine #MusicApp #CodrLabs
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futzle
Deborah Pickett @futzle@old.mermaid.town · Jul 16, 2026
No matter how much musical theory you know, there's still new horizons to be learned. A week or two ago, someone here casually mentioned the augmented sixth chord and its function as a predominant. This is something that I never got up to in my formal music theory education, so off I went to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_sixth_chord) I'm now out of the rabbit hole (hi) and I'm seeing these chords _everywhere_. I'm particularly pleased that I now understand the chord enharmonically marked "E7-5" in the bridge of this lounge arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" that I like to play. It's a (French) augmented sixth on the ♭II of the scale, which resolves outwards to the I chord of the next verse. So, thanks, Fedi. #music #MusicTheory
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shift/reset @shift_reset@mastodon.scot · Jul 15, 2026
New video by Ethan Hein on 5/4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0u9wtPirw #jazz #musictheory
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codrlabs
Codrlabs @codrlabs@mstdn.business · Jul 15, 2026
Ever wish your guitar could just tell you what scale it’s in? Point Maestronom’s AI Scale Detector at a backing track—no voice, just notes—and watch it name the scale, mode, and root in real time. Works fast, even on quick changes. Built for musicians, by musicians. Unlock with PRO. #Maestronom #Metronome #GuitarTuner #MusicPractice #Musicians #MusicTheory #GuitarScales #PracticeRoutine #MusicApp #CodrLabs
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bedbanana
Zero Dollar Exploit @bedbanana@infosec.exchange · Jul 13, 2026
I loate the people who act like music theory is all these things but a fucking study about concepts that appear in music. “Michael Jackson didn’t know theory and he was famous!” Yeah but he did, he wouldn’t have been able to keep up in his adult life with guys like Quincy Jones who leveled up his arrangements thanks to ____ theory. Guess the blank. “Theory holds you back, all the best producers today don’t know theory.” I guarantee you they somewhat do. They just don’t experiment in pop music because the modern listener can’t handle dominant chords or substitutions. It’s also not an excuse to say your own productions have a chance because other people supposedly didn’t put in the work to have a higher musicianship. If the peak of your musicianship is half of every possible rhythmic interpretation in 4/4 and diatonic chords, you’re far from the beginning. Your arrangements will suffer and all your music will truthfully sound like you’re doing everything right to prove competence. The amount of time wasted on learning how to pull off advanced concepts is time wasted. #MusicTheory #MusicProduction #MusicCreativity
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thomas
Thomas Alexander Kolbe 🗾 @thomas@social.srvr.life · Mar 06, 2026
“The Science of Musical Creativity: Bridging Intuition, Cognition, and Artistic Expression” Since the research for my planned book on this topic is taking longer than expected, I am publishing an essay on the subject today. Consider it a piece of weekend reading for anyone interested. Musicians and music creators who reflect on how to establish a meaningful connection with listeners might find the article worthwhile. The essay examines how insights from cognitive science help illuminate the way listeners perceive rhythm, harmony, expectation, and emotional tension in music. It looks at how intuitive creative decisions often correspond to perceptual mechanisms studied in neuroscience and music psychology, and how this knowledge can support composition, arrangement, and production without reducing music to formulas. The aim is to show how artistic intuition and scientific understanding interact in shaping musical experience. https://tomkolbe.com/2026/03/06/the-science-of-musical-creativity-bridging-intuition-cognition-and-artistic-expression/ #Music #MusicTheory #MusicCognition #Neuroscience #Creativity #MusicProduction #Composition
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courtney
Courtney Rosenthal @courtney@pdx.social · Feb 12, 2026
I've been wracking my brain for a mnemonic to remember the order of sharps in a key signature. The usual ones are crappy. So I've come up with my own: First Coffee, Get Donut. An Eating Bonanza. #musicTheory (Yeah, I used one of the common order of flats mnemonics as inspiration.)
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