Hack Music Theory

Learn how to write a chord progression for an epic chorus , by using a music theory hack from Leprous “Alleviate” (off new album “Pitfalls”). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subsc...

So, now that 2020 is just a couple months away, we’re starting to make our new year plans. You see, 2020 will be Hack Music Theory’s fourth year, and we need your help to take this awesome community to an even awesomer level. To do that, we would love you to answer two questions that will determine the direction of Hack Music Theory next year  (please write your answers in the YouTube comments). B...

With Halloween around the corner, horror movies and TV shows are flooding Netflix. So, it’s the perfect time to learn  how to write spooky and scary soundtrack music  like the creepy new American Horror Story 1984 theme song.  Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands o...

Halloween is coming! And with horror movies and TV shows flooding Netflix, it’s the perfect time to learn how to write spooky and scary soundtrack music like the creepy new American Horror Story 1984 theme song. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can...

Do you struggle to write B sections? Do you struggle to transition between sections and finish your song? Then learn about the Frankenstein method and the Song-whispering method. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If...

Do you have a bass line, but now you wanna learn how to write a chord progression for it? Then simply use these 3 steps! Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube c...

Do you have an idea for a song, but you don’t know where to go next? Then learn how to write a song like a pro, with this new workflow series. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subs...

Are you suffering from Writer’s Block, or do you simply waste a lot of time when starting a new song? Then learn how to write a song like a pro, with this new series! Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds...

Learn how to use a music theory hack from Bob Marley “Could You Be Loved” to write a legendary song intro that won’t get skipped! WELCOME Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe...

Instead of watching reaction videos, why not learn a music theory hack from the new TOOL song, and how to use it to write odd time signature bass lines and drum beats ! Subtitles/CC available. WELCOME Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and g...

Can you believe it? After 13 years, there’s finally new music from Tool. So in this lesson you’ll learn a music theory hack from TOOL “Fear Inoculum”, and how to use it to write your own odd time signature riffs  and polymeters! Subtitles/CC available. WELCOME Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help ...

What does Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber’s song “I Don’t Care” have in common with the metal subgenre Djent? The answer is shocking and eye-opening, so click play to find out now! Subtitles/CC available. Just before we jump in though, we wanna say a heartfelt Thank You for your lovely comments on our genre lesson last week, we’re so grateful, and we’re so touched that you feel the same way about g...

There’s a ton of genres, subgenres and even subsubgenres, but in this lesson you’ll learn the truth about why none of them are real , even though they are. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to y...

  Learn how to write a melody (or guitar riff) using modal mixture , as heard in Opeth “Heart in Hand” off upcoming album “In Cauda Venenum”. Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds u...

Learn how to write a bass line , using a music theory hack from Thom Yorke (Radiohead) “Traffic” off his new album “ANIMA”. Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then...

Learn how to write a drum beat , using a music theory hack from Port Noir “Young Bloods” (off their new album “The New Routine”). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you...

Learn how to write an uplifting bass line , using a music theory hack from Black Eyed Peas “Be Nice” ft. Snoop Dogg (written by Adam Friedman for Songland TV show). Subtitles/CC available. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your aud...

Learn how to write a melody , using a music theory hack from Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) “Break Law”, from their new EP “Turn Off The Lights”. Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you,...

Learn how to write a bass line using a music theory hack from Wu-Tang Clan “Seen a Lot of Things” (from “Of Mics and Men” EP). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our You...

Learn how to write melodies in counterpoint , using a music theory hack from Slipknot “Unsainted” (off their upcoming album “We Are Not Your Kind”). Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, the...

Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out , so you can move and grow your audience! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. Alright, let’s jump in... INTRO S...

Learn how to write melodies that are layered with rhythmic displacement , using a music theory hack from Mogwai “Hungry Face” (Les Revenants / The Returned soundtrack). DOWNLOAD  PDF + MIDI + WAV  FROM THIS VIDEO THEORY Scottish band Mogwai wrote the soundtrack for the TV show Les Revenants (The Returned) back in 2012. In the main theme “Hungry Face”, there’s an innovative approach to layering mel...

Learn how to write a non-diatonic melody, using a music theory hack from TheFatRat “Chosen” (ft. Anna Yvette & Laura Brehm). DOWNLOAD  PDF + WAV + MIDI  FROM THIS VIDEO THEORY German producer TheFatRat dropped his new single “Chosen” this month, which definitely avoids Spotify’s infamous five-second skip rate, as a mere four seconds into the track there’s an extremely unexpected note in the me...

Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory.  We help you make great music that stands out, so you can move and grow your audience ! If that sounds useful to you, then subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit that bell to get notified every Thursday, when we publish our new video. INTRO So, over the last few month...

No matter what genre you make music in, you can easily funk up your bass lines , which will get people moving to your music. So in this video, you’ll learn how to apply four essential funk elements to your bass lines. But first… tea! DOWNLOAD  PDF + WAV + MIDI  FROM THIS VIDEO Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music...