Hello, we are Kate Harmony & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to the Hack Music Theory show, where you are empowered with notation-free theory for making great music in DAWs. In today's video/podcast, you'll learn learn 2…
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Feb 26 2018
How to Keep Your Fans' Attention | REPETITION vs VARIATION (feat. "Reclaim The Hours")
Hello, we are Kate Harmony & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to the Hack Music Theory show, where you are empowered with notation-free theory for making great music in DAWs. In today's video/podcast, you'll learn how to…
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Feb 19 2018
How to Choose a Mode for Your Riff or Bass Line | AEOLIAN vs LOCRIAN (feat. "Reclaim The Hours")
Hello, we are Kate Harmony & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to the Hack Music Theory show, where you are empowered with notation-free theory for making great music in DAWs. In today's video/podcast, you'll learn how to…
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Jan 29 2018
5 Hacks for Better Vocal Melodies: Catchy & Uplifting, etc. | MILE ZERO 4/4
Watch this Hack Music Theory video if you wanna learn how to write vocal melodies that are super catchy and uplifting (even in a minor scale!). But first... tea!
VIDEO / PODCAST TIME STAMPS:
1:49 Hack 1…
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Jan 8 2018
8 Hacks for Better Bass Lines: Polymeters, Non-Diatonic Notes, etc. | MILE ZERO 1/4
Learn how to write bass lines that are guaranteed to stand out on those Spotify playlists, by applying our easy-to-use music theory hacks to your midi bass melodies. In this video, you’ll learn how to make better bass lines…
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Dec 20 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 20: Write an EDM Synth Melody for a Chord Progression)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 13 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 13: Add Hook Variation to Keep Melody Fresh)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 12 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 12: Write More Counterpoint Vocal Harmony)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 11 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 11: Write Counterpoint Vocal Harmony)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 9 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 9: Write a Bass Line)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 5 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 5: Write a Melody)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is gonna be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we'll be doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas challenge…
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Nov 23 2017
How to Write a Melody for a Catchy Chorus in 4 Steps (AKA How to Write a Hook)
Do you wish your chorus melodies were catchier? If so, then this video is perfect for you, cos we are finally revealing our top-secret and most powerful 4 hacks for turning your chorus melodies into unforgettable ear worms!
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Nov 9 2017
Polyrhythm vs. Polymeter (feat. Stranger Things soundtrack inspired examples)
Would you miss our Hack Music Theory videos, if we stopped making them? If you answered yes, then please support us at Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony
Polyrhythms, polymeters, pollywogs... these are Strange Things, right? Wrong! They're our friends, well…
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Nov 2 2017
Polymeter - How to Write a Bass Line (Polymetric Bass Guitar Example)
How do you turn a three-note or four-note chord into a thrillingly unpredictable melody (i.e. bassline, guitar riff, etc.)? Easy, you just use a polymeter, and then misalign the melody with both time signatures. So, click play now…
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Oct 26 2017
The End of Hack Music Theory (Halloween Special)
Ray Harmony and the Hack Music Theory revolution are put to the ultimate test in this Halloween Special.
►Free Download / Stream of They Live to Kill (the song in this video)
If Ray fails his challenge…
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Oct 20 2017
How to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth (Cool Chorus Bassline Melody)
How do you write a bass line that's super catchy, but doesn't take attention away from the vocals and other instruments? Watch today's Hack Music Theory show to find out:
How to Write Bass Lines - Bass…
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Oct 12 2017
How to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression
Whether you're an electronic music producer or a guitarist in a band, you're gonna want contagiously catchy riffs in your songs! So, today on the Hack Music Theory show, we reveal our 6 hacks to write catchy riffs…
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Sep 15 2017
Hack Counterpoint & Write Unique Vocal Harmonies
Today on the Hack Music Theory show, we're super excited to reveal the conclusion video for our "Lines Through Lands" example song, which we've been teaching in our 3-Minute Theory series.
In this video, you'll learn how to…
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Sep 7 2017
6 Hacks for Better Vocals (Lyrics & Melodies)
Be sure to hold on to your seat for today's Hack Music Theory show, cos it's an intense ride! In four wild minutes you'll learn our six hacks for better vocals, which Kate then beautifully demonstrates in our song…
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Aug 31 2017
Dial A Bass Line (Give Writer's Block the Finger)
Last week we launched our new YouTube series Give Writer's Block the Finger, and since then we’ve been receiving the most heartwarming messages from people all over the world who’ve had Writer’s Block for months, even years, and…
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Aug 10 2017
How to Write a Great Melody: Development & Variation
In every melody, there's another melody hiding, just waiting to be found and freed! So, today on the Hack Music Theory show, you'll learn Ray's songwriting hack for developing and varying melodies. Whether you're writing a vocal melody…
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Aug 3 2017
Funk up Your Songs with Slap Bass
There ain't nothin' funkier than a bit of slap bass, so this week on the Hack Music Theory show, Ray reveals how to hack this technique and turn your songs into dancefloor fillers. But first... tea!
Just…
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Jul 27 2017
Walking Bass Lines (feat. our new single "Nostalgic for Nashville")
You won't believe what we did... We made a country song! Wait, before you click the unsubscribe button, this is not mainstream country, this is seriously alternative country! In fact, it's not really country music at all, but…
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Jul 21 2017
Non-Diatonic Chords (songwriting mini-course & interview with Neil Cowley)
We're over the moon happy to bring you today's super special episode of the Hack Music Theory show.
What's so special about it? Well, two things actually: Firstly, we recently had the great pleasure and honour of discussing…
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