Music Theory
Tigran Hamasyan – Piano Modes, Armenian – Rick Beato
What the clip says, in essence Rick Beato asks Tigran Hamasyan to demonstrate modal music. Tigran says Western musicians often think of modes as scales — Dorian, Aeolian, etc. — but Armenian music is different: it does not work through “tonic equivalence” in the same way. There is one tonic, and the music unfolds through … Read more
Surprise Notes – Source of Chills
“People want to hear dissonances.” Dissonance = emotion. Haunting tones. Surprise notes. Transcript
Distorted Guitar, Brain Response, and Physiology: A Scientific Analysis
The brain processes distorted guitar as a complex but structured signal. Emotional and physiological outcomes depend primarily on: perception; familiarity; context. Acoustic features (distortion, tuning) influence perception, but do not independently determine biological harm or benefit. Distorted Guitar, Brain Response, and Physiology: A Scientific Analysis Overview This analysis examines three specific domains using established acoustics … Read more
RUSH on the Occult / Apple
“The men who hold high places…mold a new reality”. An iluminati homage song. The owl on “Flight by Night”, the pentagram on “2112”, “Exit Stage LEFT (the left hand path of Crowely), the burning witch on “Moving Pictures”. A very occult band. Lyrics permeated with such. Back in ’93 I worked at Southwest Airlines at … Read more
The atto-second-thin ‘One’ — Every Note Micro-Flammed
Sharp comment on timing, flamming — 1 or 2 or 3 or any note is an infinitesimally brief instant, a marker, not a note. Because every note has an impact envelope that spans time, there is inherent blur – a ‘flamming by nature’ that is inescapable without sampled notes per SMPTE time-perfect synchrony. These are … Read more
Jazz Fusion Trio Covers The Police on the spot (ft. Hadrien Feraud)
Jazz Fusion Trio Covers The Police on the spot (ft. Hadrien Feraud) King of Pain What happens when Hadrien Feraud, Cory Henry, and Ronald Bruner Jr. take on a Police tune—and flip it into a brand-new arrangement on the spot? Ian and Scott watch in awe as the trio crack the harmony, lock in the … Read more
Earl Palmer New Orleans Drumming
Earl Palmer New Orleans Drumming Always a big accent on 4. No ride cymbal.
Handpan – Melody-making… for Drummers Hands
Handpan – Melody-making… for Drummers Hands Should soon allow wider explorations into intention conveyed by particular melodic progressions. Hey, since the order of letters matters (‘spelling’), and the order of DNA nucleics matters, and the order of words matters…so too it would seem the order of tones matters.
Dynamic Coordination Symbiotic Relationships on the Drum Set
Dynamic Coordination Symbiotic Relationships on the Drum Set
Why Neal Schon’s “Send Her My Love” Solo Is Perfect
Why Neal Schon’s “Send Her My Love” Solo Is Perfect Nice analytical breakdown.
A444 Hz Tuning – A Deep Research Report
A444 Hz Tuning – A Deep Research Report Great. I’ll conduct deep research into A=444 Hz tuning, covering its historical origins, scientific foundations, spiritual connections, comparisons with other tuning standards, philosophical implications, and links to geomancy and sacred geometry. I’ll compile everything into a comprehensive, well-organized report. I’ll let you know as soon as it’s … Read more
Healing with Cymatics Sound Medicine – a deep dive
Healing with Cymatics Sound Medicine – a deep dive Life vibrates. An exploration of cymatics and vibrational healing through three distinct lenses — ancient history and mysticism (e.g., Saqqara and the Voice of God), modern fringe research (e.g., military projects, Emoto, Eileen McKusick), and biophysical mechanisms (e.g., protein formation, vibrational synthesis of life). Each will … Read more
Session Playing Impromptu Charting Sight Reading Kenny Aronoff Hears Yes For The First Time
Session Playing Impromptu Charting Sight Reading Kenny Aronoff Hears Yes For The First Time Step inside the mind of Kenny Aronoff as he takes on “Changes” by Yes. Watch him hear the song for the first time and dive straight into playing along. How does he craft a drum part on the spot? Hit play … Read more
Rikki Dont Lose That Number Solo Explained Rick Beato Skunk Baxter
Rikki Dont Lose That Number Solo Explained Rick Beato Skunk Baxter Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s guitar solo on Steely Dan’s “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” is a prime example of his sophisticated yet tasteful approach to lead guitar, blending jazz, rock, and blues influences. Let’s break down the music theory behind his solo: 1. Key and … Read more
Absurd except it is so overwhelmingly obvious – Lisa Left-Eye Lopez
Absurd except it is so overwhelmingly obvious
Music Will Get Worse – Music Has Gotten Worse
Music Will Get Worse – Music Has Gotten Worse – Dr. Richard Day, a prominent physician and professor of pediatrics, is said to be the original presenter of the information that “music will get worse”. He allegedly made these statements at a conference in 1969. Dr. Day was the National Medical Director of Planned Parenthood and reportedly spoke about various topics related to the New World Order, including the claim that “music will get worse.”