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**Ray Harmony**

The unorthodoX ideas of multi award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony. Older episodes were co-hosted by his wife and protégé Kate Harmony. As a songwriter and producer, Ray has made music with Grammy winners and multiplatinum artists, including Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine). Join over 255,000 YouTube subscribers learning the fast, easy, and fun way to make music without using AI, cos it ain’t no fun getting a robot to write “your” songs! Download Ray’s free book at HackMusicTheory.com

Latest Episodes:

**How to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth (Cool Chorus Bassline Melody)** Oct 20, 2017
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**How do you write a bass line that's super catchy**, but doesn't take attention away from the vocals and other instruments? Watch today's Hack Music Theory show to find out:

**How to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth - Cool Chorus Bassline Melody** (15-minute YouTube video)

Lastly, if you'd like us to teach you how to write great songs from start to finish, then join our online apprenticeship program at Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony (select ARTIST tier). This week we're covering **How to Transition Between a Verse and a Chorus**.

We really hope you dig our new music theory lesson, and if you wanna get your hands on **all the vital theory hacks you need to write great songs**, then please download our Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down).

Thank you for being brave and committing to make the world a better place through better music. Until next week, happy songwriting & producing!

Ray Harmony - Victoria BC, Canada
Songwriter, Producer, Teacher & Author
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**♫ New Single "I is Love for You" on Spotify ♫**

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**How to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression** Oct 12, 2017
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Whether you're an **electronic music producer** or a **guitarist in a band**, you're gonna want contagiously **catchy riffs** in your songs! So, today on the **Hack Music Theory** show, we reveal our 6 hacks to write catchy riffs for guitar and synth:

**How to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression** (14-minute YouTube video)

Lastly, we'll be doing our first **Live Q&A** tomorrow on Patreon, for our Revolutionary Artists (the peeps who've signed up for our new online apprenticeship program), so if you're interested in joining, please pop on over to: Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony.

We really hope you dig our new music theory lesson, and if you wanna get your hands on all the **vital theory hacks you need to write great songs**, then please download our Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down).

Thank you for being brave and committing to make the world a better place through better music. Until next week, happy songwriting & producing!

Ray Harmony - Victoria BC, Canada
Songwriter, Producer, Teacher & Author
Follow Kate on Spotify | Follow Ray on Spotify

**♫ New Single "I is Love for You" on Spotify ♫**

Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head over to your inbox now for your free download.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.
“most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen” –DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK

**How to Write a Hook - Chord Progression Theory for a Catchy Pop Song Chorus** Oct 05, 2017
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**So you wanna write a smash hit?** Well, you're gonna need a mega memorable chorus then, starting with your chords.

Watch this **Hack Music Theory** lesson to learn how to use modes and chords to write a mega memorable **harmonic progression** for your songs' choruses. This example is in the Dorian mode, but the theory can be used in any mode, for any pop song (yes, including hip-hop, rock, R&B, EDM, etc.).

Use these **5 hacks** to write and produce a hook that's **contagiously catchy**, and you might just find your song in the charts. But first (before you compose your smash hit)... tea!

Lastly, we'll be doing our first **Live Q&A** next week on Patreon for our Revolutionary Artists (the peeps who've signed up for our new online apprenticeship program), so if you're interested in joining, please pop on over to: Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony.

We really hope you dig our new lesson, and if you wanna get your hands on all the **vital theory hacks you need to write great songs**, then please download our Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down).

Thank you for being brave and committing to make the world a better place through better music. Until next week, happy songwriting & producing!

Ray Harmony - Victoria BC, Canada
Songwriter | Producer | Teacher | Author
Follow Kate on Spotify | Follow Ray on Spotify
**♫ New Single "I is Love for You" on Spotify ♫**

Wooohooo!!! You're a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head over to your inbox now for your free download.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.
“most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen” –DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK

Up Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes) Sep 21, 2017

Show notes

Most verses in most songs these days are merely filler, something to stick in between the choruses. Verses can be captivating, though, and here's a hack for achieving this: Up Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes) – 8 min YouTube video.

The example song in this video is our new single, which is only out September 29th, but you can stream or download it for free right now: I is Love for You.

Lastly, we launched our new "Reality TV" show last week on Patreon, and we had an absolute blast! Thank you to all our patrons for your super positive feedback about this cutting-edge online apprenticeship project. And if you'd like to join our Patreon party, sign up here: Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony.

We really hope you dig our new lesson, and if you wanna get your hands on all the vital theory hacks you need to write great songs, then please download our Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF.

Thank you for being brave and committing to make the world a better place through better music. Until next week, happy songwriting & producing!

Ray Harmony - Victoria BC, Canada
Songwriter | Producer | Teacher | Author
Follow Kate on Spotify | Follow Ray on Spotify