Jazz Harmony is a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom that incorporates traditional harmony as well as non-traditional techniques. Similarities between jazz and traditional harmony include, notational techniques, many chord progressions, and many musical scales. Unlike traditional harmony, additional tensions are added to harmonic progressions. In jazz, chord construction is similar to traditional harmony but includes the wider use of seventh chords as well as chords containing compound intervals. Also, the principles of voice leading, the practice of smoothly moving individual notes Continue

In this site there are free resources to learn music theory, harmony, composing, music analysis, improvisation and many other music topics. Music theory is a field of study that involves an investigation of the many diverse elements of a music, including the development and methodology for analyzing, hearing, understanding, and composing music. While musicology may include any statement, belief, or conception of or about music, music theory is limited to discussions concerning synchronic (or diachronic) events of a specific composition Continue

Songbay Artist of the week: composer Chris Davis. Chris is an extremely talented UK based composer who has written for numerous TV productions and Films. He can write quickly to any production brief in any genre of music. To listen to Chris’s work, contact or purchase his music please visit: http://www.songbay.co/artists/68/ The Details Christof R Davis (Chris Davis) Songs Uploaded: 12 www.christopherdavis.org.uk Songbay Files Pride of The Seas – Journey To Court – Here Is The News – The Chase Continue

Andrea Stolpe Berkley Music One of the most exhilarating parts of recording a record is collaborating with players, producer(s), and engineers who ‘get’ our music. When we find a match with good chemistry, our songs take on new life with more focus, more energy, and the ability to more fully connect with our listeners. A producer is a musician who oversees the recording project. On small records, this person may co-write many of the songs, program the tracks, hire and Continue

Co-writing can be a truly freeing experience. In a good co-writing relationship, we can expect to come upon ideas together we wouldn’t have normally thought of on our own, broaden our lyrical and musical scopes, finish songs faster much less finish them at all, and just plain have a good time. Even co-writing relationships that last only a short time have monumental benefits for each writer. It’s not unusual for two writers to come together and without a previous meeting Continue

Rhyme is an important structural and sonic element of great lyrics. When used well, rhyme helps us to control the pace of the lyric, where the listener feels conclusion of our thoughts, and distinguishes song sections from each other through contrasting schemes. Great rhyme pairs let the listener stay focused on the content rather than the rhyme. Poor rhyme pairs steal the focus away from the content and result in cliche or contrived lyrics. A great tool for broadening your Continue

Andrea Stolpe Berkley Music Among the many opportunities for songwriters to get our songs heard is connecting with independent filmmakers. To get a little more insight into how to approach this, I talked with Tyler Gibb, a talented filmmaker, artist, and songwriter who has experience writing, producing, directing, and promoting film. You can visit his website to learn about his work and view clips of his most recent film “Refrain,” which was selected by the World Film Festival (Montreal 2009) Continue

Hello Songbay users. We will be making the following changes over the next few months: -The introduction of stringent quality controls to ensure the integrity of our service and the quality of the Songbay music/lyric library. If material does not meet our exacting standards or if we receive too much of a certain genre of writing, we will not accept it. -The introduction of Lyric sales. -An Introduction of Copyright sales. -A simplified licensing process-removing the many different licensing categories Continue