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I assigned my music ed students to read this post about transcribing rap verses as melodies and their responses are fascinating.http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2020/transcribing-krs-one/ Almost all of them listen to rap, many of

I have some defenders of status-quo music theory pedagogy following me, so to you, I offer a thought experiment. Imagine that I run a travel agency. Any time anyone wants

Okay, since you asked. I believe that music theory is much bigger than formal articulations of music theory. Anytime any musician or listener has any expectations of music at all,

Some Zelda appreciation: when they say the game is open world, they are not playing around. There is clearly an order in which the game designers are intending for you

Theory student asks: wait, aren't non-diatonic progressions super common in guitar-based music? Yes indeed they are! Diatonicism is easy and natural on keyboard instruments and in notation, but the guitar's