QuickBites DevThe 4-chord trick that powers 80% of pop music: I - V - vi - IV
In C major that's C - G - Am - F. Learn it once, play thousands of songs. Music theory doesn't have to be complicated.
Chord Progressions
LyonsCb and Fb hurt my brain. 😵💫
The Rapper, The Canadian Academics, And The Secret Behind The Earworm https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/the-rapper-the-canadian-academics-and-the-secret-behind-the-earworm/
#MusicalHacks #Mathematics #Music #Musictheory
#MusicalHacks #Mathematics #Music #Musictheory
The Rapper, The Canadian Academics, And The Secret Behind The Earworm
Joana de Castro ArnaudA #Microtonal #MusicTheory question: is there any research or experimentation about scales in 53-ET? For instance, here is a 13-note #scale in 53-ET (notes 0 to 52, 0 is tonic):
a=0 b=4 c=9 d=13 e=18 f=22 g=25 h=28 i=31 j=35 k=40 l=44 m=49 (a=53)
The differences, in steps, between notes, are 4 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 4, nicely symmetric.
How many nice-sounding #chords can be found in this scale? If one is allowed to bend some of the notes one or two steps (up or down), which other nice-sounding chords can be found?
Is there a site where I can assign arbitrary frequences to computer keyboard keys (53-ET if possible), and play some #tunes?
a=0 b=4 c=9 d=13 e=18 f=22 g=25 h=28 i=31 j=35 k=40 l=44 m=49 (a=53)
The differences, in steps, between notes, are 4 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 4, nicely symmetric.
How many nice-sounding #chords can be found in this scale? If one is allowed to bend some of the notes one or two steps (up or down), which other nice-sounding chords can be found?
Is there a site where I can assign arbitrary frequences to computer keyboard keys (53-ET if possible), and play some #tunes?
Venya (he/him/dude) 🇺🇦Did you make a neat sound with your #guitar but aren't sure what it was? This may help you.
Had a fun evening going through different genres on chordroom.com/genres - jumped from blues to bossa nova to country in one sitting.
Really shows how different genres use totally different chord vocabularies. Blues is all dom7, bossa nova loves maj7#11, country is triads all day.
LezLiz 🏳️🌈E minor add4? Okay, slamming down so many adjacent white keys is actually a thing. Good to know. I'm not a total weirdo for liking how it sounds, I guess.
Also, now since I know what it's called, people will think that I'm so smart the next time a cat jumps on a piano.
Petr NuskaRepositioning Local Epistemologies in African Music Research: Toward Advancing Theory and Analysis
Interdisciplinary symposium on decolonising music theory and analysis through indigenous epistemologies in African music and dance. Topics include AI, embodiment, orality, and analytical frameworks.
📍 Online
📅 1–3 October 2026
Deadline: 01/07/2026
#AfricanMusic #Ethnomusicology #DecolonisingMusicology #MusicTheory