by Rodi Kirk.
Read nowWelcome to Melodics’ curated playlist on polyrhythms! This playlist has some rare and stunning cuts in it to make you a pro on polyrhythms faster than a 7:8 cross-rhythm! As you listen, try pinning your ears to possible polyrhythmic sounds. They can be trickier to find than you might expect!
Having trouble playing those fast sixteenth note hi-hats? The Moeller Method is your key to increasing speed, efficiency, and power.
Just getting started playing pads? We’re going to get you set up right, with a basic guide to posture, technique, and exercises.
Afro-Caribbean rhythms have had a massive influence on modern music. Melodics’ Director of Education Rodi Kirk has put together a playlist primer on this popular pattern.
We believe that learning is something that is done by you and not something that is done to you. Melodics puts you in control of your own learning through listening, performing, evaluation and practice.
Here’s your guide to becoming a better musician. A playbook for making progress against your musical goals.
Download “The Melodics Playbook” now!Having trouble playing those fast sixteenth note hi-hats? The Moeller Method is your key to increasing speed, efficiency, and power.
Polyrhythms can seem complicated at first, but are fairly straight-forward when you look at the big picture. They consist of two different voices, each playing with what is perceived as a fundamentally different pulse. What does that mean? Dive in and We’ll explain!
Music can have ornaments which often float on by the untrained ear. In this post, we’ll pull out our magnifying glasses and take a closer look at different types of ornamentation, and how they’re used in music across all genres.
The arpeggio is one of the most popular techniques used in production today. But what are arpeggios exactly? In this post, we’ll be taking a close look at the features and history of the arpeggio to make you an expert in no-time.
Just getting started playing pads? We’re going to get you set up right, with a basic guide to posture, technique, and exercises.
Just getting started playing drums? We’re going to get you set up right, with a basic guide to posture, grip, and technique.
Just getting started playing the keys? We’re going to set you up right, with a basic guide to posture, and position, and technique.
Musical theory can seem intimidating, but you can do a lot with a little! This article will introduce you to Octaves, Notes, Scales, & Chords.
Let’s take a dive into the world of the incredible Frank Ocean to get a better sense of musical ornamentation.
When a song starts in 4/4 – meaning 4 quarter-note beats in a single bar – you can generally expect that time signature to last for the duration of the song. But what about when it doesn’t? Can time signatures change?
Watch and play along with these annotated videos featuring songs that all use scales that feature only the black keys.
Watch and play along with these annotated videos featuring songs that all use scales that feature only the black keys.
Watch and play along with these annotated videos featuring songs that all use scales that feature only the white keys.
Watch and play along with these annotated videos featuring songs that all use scales that feature only the white keys.
Welcome to Melodics’ curated playlist on polyrhythms! This playlist has some rare and stunning cuts in it to make you a pro on polyrhythms faster than a 7:8 cross-rhythm! As you listen, try pinning your ears to possible polyrhythmic sounds. They can be trickier to find than you might expect!
Pads players! Fire up this playlist, open up the lesson in Melodics, and play along with the break that launched a thousand classic Hip Hop tunes: The break from “Impeach the president”.
To say the triplet is having its moment in the sun currently is definitely an understatement. Learn more on this little rhythmic quirk, and squeezing out of the rigid 4×4 walls of the grid.
Check out this curated playlist to get a nice sampling of how arpeggios stretch across time and space! Whether you’re into Rae Sremmurd or Johann Sebastian Bach, arpeggios are something you’ve probably heard many times over.
Understanding how a time signature works can help you organize your beats and rhythms. Counting along is a crucial skill to playing more complex tunes, and time signatures let you know exactly where and when the beat takes place.
“That song sounds so familiar, I’m trying to think what it reminds me of…”
A journey through one of the most impactful movements in modern music.
Afro-Caribbean rhythms have had a massive influence on modern music. Melodics’ Director of Education Rodi Kirk has put together a playlist primer on this popular pattern.
Melodics’ Director of Education Rodi Kirk curates a diverse selection of music that have one thing in common – the creative use of studio technology sits at the heart of the musical process.
We believe that learning is something that is done by you and not something that is done to you. Melodics puts you in control of your own learning through listening, performing, evaluation and practice.
Here’s your guide to becoming a better musician. A playbook for making progress against your musical goals.
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You can play it with your computer keyboard, but it is a much better experience with access to a MIDI keyboard, pad controller, or MIDI drum kit.
These MIDI devices are connected: