Where did Bob Dylan's use of the fourth scale degree originate? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 13 answers
What books or websites do you recommend that look at popular music (I really mean 70s and 80s) from a music theory perspective. For example, [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2007 - 13 answers 
So I've become pretty obsessed with 'I Want You Back' - the Jackson 5 song. How do I play and write that kind of music? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2007 - 18 answers
Guitar tuning through harmonics: Could you fine fine folks explain the physical/mathematical principles behind the increased "distortion" as two guitar strings being tuned through harmonics approach being tuned? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2007 - 24 answers
Help me learn/improve on vocal melody writing techniques. [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 9 answers
What's the relationship between the melody of a song and its chord structure? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2006 - 32 answers
How does software which tries to detect the key of a piece of music work (and how reliable is it)? [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2006 - 4 answers
I'm trying to remember a theory about the arts in which the progression of a genre moves through various well-defined stages... [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 4 answers
Why are C and F the notes without corresponding flat keys on the piano? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2006 - 67 answers
In Bob Dylan's book Chronicles, Vol. 1 he describes an esoteric numerological scheme for playing guitar, saying most melodies are based on the number 2, but that he's taken it to the next level by choosing what to play based on the number 3. Can anyone explain what he is talking about? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 23 answers
I want to do ear-training while driving to and from work. Several $20+ books come with CD's but I am just positive there is a free CD image somewhere I can make my own with. Anyone? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2005 - 10 answers
I need help identifying the notes in a snippet of Indian music. [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 7 answers
Is there a technical name for a song in no particular key? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2005 - 21 answers
[MusicTheoryFilter] I listen to techno music quite a bit and a little while back I realized that every techno song had some sort of change every 32 beats (or some multiple of 32 beats) [MI]
posted on Jun 3, 2004 - 15 answers
Beat the Profs: I asked all my music professors this one, and none have an answer. Why is Western music based around C major rather than A major? (More inside)
posted on May 18, 2004 - 15 answers
