Almost every song you hear has a chord progression. This forms the harmonic content of the song, and is often what gives a song its emotional impact. But what about the melody? The notes of the melody ...

Instinctive appreciation of new kinds of harmony The researchers found that the bonang's consonances mapped neatly onto the particular musical scale used in the Indonesian culture from which it comes.

The Beatles possessed a knack for changing the big picture while keeping their focus relatively small. They concentrated on writing and recording music with as much diligence and care as possible. In ...