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Composing Melodies Over Chords LIVE in 1 hour

NOTE: This stream suffered from connection issues and had to stop after about 20 minutes. I'm editing out some of the down time and will be reuploading the vid shortly. Really sorry! I'll investigate what I can do to make sure this doesn't keep happening but I'm guessing that an earl...

Let's Meet Up At NAMM This Week!

Greetings everyone! This weekend is going to be my first trip to NAMM in California, which is a giant trade show for all things musical. Next year I'd like to set up a booth to sell my posters and my upcoming Chord Theory book. This year however, I'll just be scoping the place out, shaking h...

Live Lesson Begin In 1 Hour!

Looking forward to answering your questions here soon - should be a fun stream and I hope to see you there!Here's the link:https://youtu.be/GIIsA55QL9w

Post Your Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson

Tomorrow (Monday May 23) at 8PM CST, I'll be answering your musical questions live!If you have a question that requires me to look/listen at a file, send it to signalsmusicjake@gmail.com but also post a question here so I can read along with it during the stream. If you send me just an email I m...

Composing Live Starts in 30 Minutes

Should be a fun stream - if you're signed in to YouTube you can join the live chat. Here's the link:https://youtu.be/erJGDYfCWlIHope to see you there!

Composing With Tresillos LIVE Tomorrow at 10AM CST!

Next week I'll be back to Monday Night streams, but this week we're going off schedule again. My last rhythmic-composing stream worked out okay, but I felt the topic was too broad. By limiting our focus to tresillos (and modes/variations of such) we should be able to whip up some groovy beat...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 Hour - Link Here!

If you're logged in to YouTube, you can join the livechat as well. Hope to see you there!https://youtu.be/FUnhJ8z8WGc

Post Your Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson

Howdy folks! Normally the livestream is on Monday but I have to move it this week. Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10AM CST I'll be answering your questions live in the order that they appear.As before- if you have a musical question, definitely post it below! But if you have additional things to send as ...

Live in 1 hour - Composing chords+melody+lyrics

Surprise, we're streaming early today! And today I'll be going back to a basic skill, one that that really can't be demonstrated enough - writing a basic melody along with some chords, and fitting it into lyrics. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/4MJWJFAWlYsI'd love to use some o...

Link to tonight's Live Q+A [Begins in 1 hr]

You all asked some great questions! Looking forward to answering them live soon at this link:https://youtu.be/Wlf3lP43kHAYou'll need to be signed in to YouTube if you want to join the live chat. Hope to see you there!

Post Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Q+A Lesson

Tomorrow night at 7PM CST I'll be fielding your musical questions again! Post them below and I'll get to them in their respective order.If you need to attach a file or mp3 as part of your question, please comment below with your question and ALSO email me the file at signalsmusicjake@gmail.c...

Composing with Complex Rhythms - Live in 1 hour!

Tonight's livestream will be about rhythmic complexity. I have a simple yet devastatingly difficult exercise to teach you all that I learned from the world of Indian rhythm. After that, I begin composing with a strict focus on the rhythmic cycles encountered throughout the exercise.Here's th...

Composing/Producing Live in 3 Hours

Howdy everyone! Tonight's session (7PM CST), I'll begin by talking a little about gain/volume automation and some general mixing principles I use in my own tracks, and that I've heard in others.After that, I'll be making some live music using the ingredients you all hand me in the co...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 hour - Link Below!

Loving the questions you asked, and am looking forward to giving them my best answers in 1 hour from now at this link:https://youtu.be/QeEL-HXXUrgAnd a link to the discord for Patreon members: https://discord.gg/T874ur2bSee you then!

Post Questions HERE for Tomorrows Live Lesson!

Tomorrow evening (Monday April 4th) at 7PM CST, I'll be answering your musical questions live. I answer them in the order they are recieved, so if you want to watch later on, you can get a good idea of when I'll be getting to your question.If patreon deletes your link for some reason, or you...

Composing/Producing Live in 1 Hour!

I'll be firing up Ableton and Reason in 1 hour. What sort of stuff will I be making? That's up to you! Comment below on what you'd like to see me try to make, or leave a like on someone else's comment if you agree.Here's the link to the livestream:https://youtu.be/PpCcWXSQtqEHope...

Important Announcement!!!

Hey everyone, I have some big news! I'm working on a huge project - I don't want to spoil too much, but I can tell you that it will be about chords - all of them! This project will have many components, both digital and physical. I can also say it will be a book/course/reference for all musi...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 Hr - Link Below

Some fun questions to answer this morning! You can click the link below to join us live in 1 hour:https://youtu.be/oTyIbGKJZwkHope to see you there :)

Post Your Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson

Hi everyone! Tomorrow @ 11:00 AM CST I will be broadcasting live to answer your musical questions. I will post the link to the video 1 hour before going live, and the stream will be available for viewing afterwards.If you have specific songs you'd like me to take a listen to, please post a link ...

[Patreon Only] How I Made $5,000 From A Silly Song

Hey everybody! It's pretty standard for me to be LATE on all my deadlines, but what isn't standard is making videos of this type. There's zero theory discussed! But it should give you all some insight into what a modern-day career could look like for a certain type of composer, and hopef...

Live Lesson in 30 minutes!

Last week I was unable to answer everyone's questions, so today I'll be getting around to those unfortunate souls who had to sit through the whole stream and not receive an answer. I should have extra time to take questions in the chat, so join in here if you can!https://youtu.be/7HMQfwrecB0

[NEW VIDEO] Arranging Chords using Voice Leading

HAPPY FRIDAY YALL! This is a lesson help you start arranging chords instead of just playing them. The video will be viewable only to Patreon members for now. On Sunday I will release it to the public. If you notice any mistakes or typos in the video please let me know!Also check the video descriptio...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 Hour - Link Here!

https://youtu.be/GXlTmskbEWcLots of wonderful questions (and musical examples) to explore this evening. Join through the link above - hope to see you there!

Post Your Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson

Tomorrow night (Friday Feb 4th) at 6PM CST I'll be answering your musical questions live! Post your questions here and I'll do my best to prepare a proper response. If you have specific files (mp3, tabs, music) to share, you can email them to me at jake@signalsmusicstudio.comThe link for the...

February's Schedule

Hello everyone! I'm back on track this week after a slow few months. Offline responsibilites took over, but things are finally cleared up - my next YouTube lesson is halfway done, and it tackles an extremely important topic that I've ignored through the entire history of my youtube channel. ...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 Hour - Link below!

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/uyy4NdkJ6KQAs always, the lesson will be viewable afterwards. If you'd like to join the live chat you'll have to sign in to your YouTube account and watch in a new tab.If you're new to my Patreon, I've done a LOT of these and they can be difficul...

Post Your Questions for Wednesday's Live Lesson

Hey folks! First off I have WONDERFUL news for you. David Bruce was featured in my last video and was supposed to make a short video detailing how he wrote the melody. Instead he created a masterclass demonstration of melody writing techniques, using sequences, arpeggios, passing notes and tones, ne...

The Awesome Power of the Andalusian Cadence

Lots to get to!First, my new video is a demonstration and tutorial on how I like to approach composing and songwriting when all I have is an "old generic chord progression". That entire exhibition is featured here, and I am VERY happy with how things turned out!https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

[PATREON ONLY] Composing + Arranging MIDI Piano

Hey everyone! I've just got done making a 20 minute guide on how to compose for piano when all you have is a mouse, a DAW, and some music theory. I go through every step of crafting a SIMPLE chord progression (even though the key is kinda clumsy) into something that actually sounds like music. H...

Live Lesson Begins in 1 Hour - Link Here!

Today should be fun! There's a few theory questions that I'm very excited to answer relating to my last video. Tune in here live in one hour:https://youtu.be/fwi4oPeQ_0UIf you can't make it live though, you'll be able to watch from THE FUTURE. Hope to see you there if you can make it...