I want this to be the last time I’m rejected for this reason. I’m not mad, it’s their project and they can do whatever they want, I just never ran into this problem with an originals based band before and wasn’t prepared for this to be where they drew the line.

I've been recording myself for years and it's made a huge difference in my playing. It's a great way to identify strengths and weaknesses, and it's so satisfying to hear the progress you've made over time.

I agree with Markw72, the connection between what you hear and what you play is crucial. Keep practicing and it will become more natural over time.

It is just the case of getting used to putting your fingers in the right place and adjusting your hand accordingly.

As mentioned, there are many really successful players that have larger fingers that are perfectly able to play the guitar!

Keep trying and you will get there!

Has anyone here learned music theory just from free resources online (no courses)? I’m a very beginner guitar player — I can only play a few songs — but I started feeling like learning music theory might be a better way to keep improving on guitar. If you learned theory this way, what helped you the ...

Once you know your pentatonic shapes, then to target chord tones, there is one note that is not in the pentatonic scale that provides much of the character.
So, if we take the key of C for example, and playing a progression like C–G–Am–F:
• For C and Am, I play just the pentatonic notes
• For F, in ...

Can anyone help me understand the theory behind what is happening with this chord progression?

The verse goes

F / Gm7 / Bb / F / Dm7 / F/C / Bb / C

So I view this as just being in F Major with all diatonic chords

But on the next round it end on Eb instead of C before going into the chorus. I ...

Do you use any theory at all or do you just go with what sounds good and use theory to explain why after the fact? Do you find that using too much theory can stop you creating?

I am unsure how much I should be using music theory for composing so interested to hear your thoughts.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been learning music theory for a while, and something still confuses me. Certain chord progressions — like I–V–vi–IV or vi–IV–I–V — immediately sound emotional or powerful, even when played with simple triads on a piano.

What exactly is happening in music theory that creates ...

Every platform we use as musicians is owned by someone else. Spotify can change payouts whenever. Instagram can tank your reach. TikTok might get banned. Linktree can raise prices. We spend years building followers on these platforms and we don't actually own any of it. Can't export our audience ...

One thing I’ve been working on lately is keeping my branding consistent across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. I used to post totally different styles of content on each platform, and I think it made my project feel a bit scattered.

Now I’m trying to keep the same color style, tone, and general ...

Hi professional drummer here. I’ve played in a ton of bands and I have to say, I am so sick and tired of busting my ass to learn songs, notate, rush to rehearsal to be there on time, just to find the band that I’m filling in for is unbearably unprofessional.

They always show up late, stoned, and ...

I’ve been trying different ways to promote my music on social media, and recently I started posting more behind-the-scenes clips instead of just finished track previews. Things like short clips of recording vocals, experimenting with sounds, or even talking about how a song idea started ...