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The Interstellar soundtrack is perfect. So, I remade it.

The soundtrack to Interstellar, by Hans Zimmer is a masterpiece of film scoring. For this weeks challenge, I wrote my soundtrack for the movie, inspired by the original.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Sep 21, 2022

THE BEATLES wrote the PERFECT rhythm

Here Comes The Sun, written by George Harrison for The Beatles for the Abbey Road album has an unusual time signature in the chorus.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Sep 12, 2022

Did Cat Steven's STEAL the intro? (Morning has Broken)

This is the story of how Rick Wakeman created the legendary piano introduction for Cat Stevens recording of Morning Has Broken.

We'll break down the song harmonically, and share the story of how a young Rick Wakeman was taken advantage of by the label.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Aug 22, 2022

How Jazz Works: Creating Solo Phrases

In this video we break down my approach for creating jazz solo lines using rhythmic and melodic exercises.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Aug 15, 2022

How Jazz Works: George Shearing Block Chords

In this video we breakdown George Shearing's iconic block chord style, put them into practice, and apply to Lullaby of Birdland.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Aug 01, 2022

Jazz Standard Breakdown: I Should Care

Let's breakdown and analyze the classic jazz standard _I Should Care_, by Alex Stordahl

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Jul 26, 2022

Jazz musician attempts to make LoFi study beats

Today I challenged myself to make LoFi jazz for the first time. I believe we become better musicians when we learn to play all types of music.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Jul 14, 2022

How Jazz Works: The Tritone Substitution

Are these two chords the same? They are, and they aren't... lets dive deep into the music theory behind the tritone substitution.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Jun 30, 2022

How Jazz Works: The Super Mario Cadence

The online music theory community likes to call the b6-b7-1 cadence the “Mario Cadence.” But the reality is that it goes so much deeper than video game music, from 80’s heartthrob rock to the national anthem.

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Jun 13, 2022

Jacob Collier’s Unusual Key Change (Fix You)

In the final bars of Fix You, Jacob Collier unexpectedly modulates from the key of E major to Db using a common tone modulation. But, how does this work?

Josh Walsh
Josh Walsh on Jun 03, 2022
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