Here at MusicRadar, we’ve recently been unpicking the often-arcane world of music theory, and just how to read music and understand how chords work on a scientific level. While we vouch for this being an essential and important field to grasp as a music-maker, when it comes down to the real crux of why you want to make music, all of that information isn’t going to make you a complete killer track or song.
Yes, because really, when it comes to building a song or a track, it’s important to grasp how your track actually cuts through and appeals to listeners.
To do that we really need to unpick what it is that makes a song or track work in the first place.
In this feature we’ll analyse a few key song-forms, and think about how we can apply their methodology to our own songwriting to improve how we write going forward.
