Music Theory

Getting the main section of your song (a.k.a. the chorus) to sound bigger than the other sections is something a lot of music-makers don't consider until the mixing stage. However, while there are a few things you can do in the mix, most of what make... Read More...

Do you have a melody that lacks a bit of life? Or maybe you want to create a lead-in to a new section with your bass line? In our latest Ableton Live video tutorial, Liveschool trainer George Nicholas takes you through a simple and effective techniqu... Read More...

In this Video Tutorial, George Nicholas (Seekae/Cliques) takes us through a simple, effective technique for gradually introducing accents into a previously static bass line. This a subtle trick for adding movement to the arrangement of your track, su... Read More...

When composing a strong lead melody (also known as a 'hook'), there can be a few music theory elements to take into account. As a songwriter, I am constantly analysing vocal and synth melodies within my tracks to make them concise and most of all, ho... Read More...

In this Ableton Live tutorial video, Liveschool Trainer Yama Indra (aka GLOVES) shows you one of the most distinct sounding types of house chord progressions techniques, widely used in electronic music, known in music theory jargon as either 'Chord P... Read More...

Ableton Liveschool trainer Michael Di Francesco has many many projects and equally many talents. In between albums and touring for Van She, one of his aliases, Touch Sensitive, managed an eight-week stint at number 1 on the Beatport indie chart in 20... Read More...