Hello, we are Kate Harmony & Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to the Hack Music Theory show, where you are empowered with notation-free theory for making great music in DAWs. In today's video/podcast, you'll learn how to…
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Jan 29 2018
5 Hacks for Better Vocal Melodies: Catchy & Uplifting, etc. | MILE ZERO 4/4
Watch this Hack Music Theory video if you wanna learn how to write vocal melodies that are super catchy and uplifting (even in a minor scale!). But first... tea!
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Jan 20 2018
5 Hacks for Better Chord Progressions: Melodic Motifs, Pedal Root, etc. | MILE ZERO 3/4
Watch this Hack Music Theory video to learn how to write better chord progressions, by using melodic motifs, a pedal root, anticipations, sus chords, inversions, and more. These music theory hacks will take your songwriting and music production…
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Jan 8 2018
8 Hacks for Better Bass Lines: Polymeters, Non-Diatonic Notes, etc. | MILE ZERO 1/4
Learn how to write bass lines that are guaranteed to stand out on those Spotify playlists, by applying our easy-to-use music theory hacks to your midi bass melodies. In this video, you’ll learn how to make better bass lines…
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Dec 18 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 18: Write EDM Bass Line for Chord Progression)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 16 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 16: Write a Non-Diatonic Chord Progression)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas…
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Dec 7 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 7: Inversions & Sus Chords in Progression)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is gonna be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we'll be doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas challenge…
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Dec 6 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 6: Write Chord Progression / Harmonize Melody)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is gonna be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we'll be doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas challenge…
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Dec 5 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 5: Write a Melody)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is gonna be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we'll be doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas challenge…
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Dec 4 2017
How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 4: Pick a Mode)
Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is gonna be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we'll be doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!!
So, here's our Christmas challenge…
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Oct 20 2017
How to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth (Cool Chorus Bassline Melody)
How do you write a bass line that's super catchy, but doesn't take attention away from the vocals and other instruments? Watch today's Hack Music Theory show to find out:
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Oct 12 2017
How to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression
Whether you're an electronic music producer or a guitarist in a band, you're gonna want contagiously catchy riffs in your songs! So, today on the Hack Music Theory show, we reveal our 6 hacks to write catchy riffs…
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Oct 5 2017
How to Write a Hook - Chord Progression Theory for a Catchy Pop Song Chorus
So you wanna write a smash hit? Well, you're gonna need a mega memorable chorus then, starting with your chords.
Watch this Hack Music Theory lesson to learn how to use modes and chords to write a mega…
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Sep 21 2017
Up Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes)
Most verses in most songs these days are merely filler, something to stick in between the choruses. Verses can be captivating, though, and here's a hack for achieving this: Up Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes) – 8…
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Aug 31 2017
Dial A Bass Line (Give Writer's Block the Finger)
Last week we launched our new YouTube series Give Writer's Block the Finger, and since then we’ve been receiving the most heartwarming messages from people all over the world who’ve had Writer’s Block for months, even years, and…
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Aug 24 2017
Give Writer's Block the Finger! (Modes & Chord Progressions)
It's been a MASSIVE week for our Hack Music Theory show on YouTube, and we now have over 27,000 subscribers. WHOA!!! To celebrate, we want to make ourselves even more helpful.
Considering one of the biggest problems that…
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Jul 21 2017
Non-Diatonic Chords (songwriting mini-course & interview with Neil Cowley)
We're over the moon happy to bring you today's super special episode of the Hack Music Theory show.
What's so special about it? Well, two things actually: Firstly, we recently had the great pleasure and honour of discussing…
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Jun 30 2017
Jacob Collier, Negative Harmony & How to Write a Negative Melody
Hello, Ray Harmony and Kate Harmony here. Welcome to the Hack Music Theory show. It’s an extra special one today, as it’s our first show as a married couple. Yep, on the weekend we officially became Mr and Mrs…
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Jun 15 2017
How to Write Great Lyrics That Match Your Vocal Melodies
Today on the Hack Music Theory show: How to Write Great Lyrics That Match Your Vocal Melodies.
Melodies are musical stories, and so many songs these days end up with their lyrics and vocal melodies telling two…
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May 19 2017
Write HEAVY Bass Lines Using the Harmonic Minor Scale
Today on 3-Minute Theory: How to write HEAVY bass lines using the harmonic minor scale.
Check out this Hack Music Theory video/podcast if you're wanting to go heavier with your bass lines, and the natural minor scale (AKA…

Apr 13 2017
How to Make a Chord Change Flow When There Is No Common Note
Today on 3-Minute Theory: How to make a chord change flow smoothly when you don’t have a common note.
We’re in D Dorian, and using the white-note hack we previously wrote this chord progression: Dm → Am →…

Apr 6 2017
How to Make a Chord Progression Flow Like a Pro
Today on 3-Minute Theory: How to make your chord progressions flow like a pro!
What we’re really talking about here are chord changes. So, let’s have a look at the chord progression we made in the previous lesson, using…

Apr 4 2017
How to Write a Chord Progression Using Chords Not in the Key
How to Write a Chord Progression Using Chords Not in the Key
Knut from the electronic music hub of Tromsø in Norway, emailed us with this question: “I’ve spent some time analyzing an old track from The Prodigy…
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Mar 21 2017
Are Your Chord Progressions Actually in the Modes You Intended?
Alex from Montreal asked the following question in the comments of our Hack-A-Hit video on The Chainsmokers: “In your other videos you emphasized always starting your modes on their root chords, because that gives the listener a…
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Mar 15 2017
How to Write a Dorian Chord Progression
How to Write a Chord Progression
in the Dorian Mode
The video above is from our Songwriting & Producing Course. If you wanna make Dorian music, this course is for you. In 12 step-by-step videos, you'll learn our essential…
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