I believe that everyone has the potential to create great music. I’m here to help you unlock your unique musical voice and compose your own music in whatever genre you desire.
From connecting the dots between music theory and practice to providing guidance through lessons, eBooks or courses, I’m devoted to helping you on your musical journey!
The blog posts are as concise and practical as possible so that you can implement these ideas into your songwriting process. With that said, let’s get started on discovering your inner composer and have fun!
About the Author
Pedro Murino Almeida is an Award-Winning composer, expert musician and experienced music teacher. The goal of Beyond Music Theory is to provide tools and instruction for Beginning to Advanced music students and those wishing to learn about music theory, how to use it and improve your songwriting and music production skills.
A couple of ways of connecting sections of your musical arrangement. You can do it through the use of transition elements from one section to the other, and by means of reusing certain musical gestures or motifs that appear throughout …
Today we're going to talk about ostinatos. An ostinato can be a great tool to set the mood and the emotional character in your music. I assume that you already know how to build one so, this post is about …
The interplay between the bass and voice-leading within the harmonic framework of a musical composition holds the key to unlocking a world of creative possibilities. By understanding the dynamic relationship between these elements, composers and arrangers can venture into unconventional …
It is safe to assume that inspiration doesn’t come out of nowhere. With that said, we need to prepare and plan for creativity, be it musical or related to any other activity.
An example of how chromatic mediant relationships can sound by creating unexpected harmonies and also some tips on things you can do with rhythm to surprise your listeners.
