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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…
Episodes
Ray HarmonyPolyrhythm vs. Polymeter (feat. Stranger Things soundtrack inspired examples)
Would you miss our Hack Music Theory videos, if we stopped making them? If you answered yes, then please support us at Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony…
Ray HarmonyPolymeter - How to Write a Bass Line (Polymetric Bass Guitar Example)
How do you turn a three-note or four-note chord into a thrillingly unpredictable melody (i.e. bassline, guitar riff, etc.)? Easy, you just use a polymeter, and…
Ray HarmonyThe End of Hack Music Theory (Halloween Special)
Ray Harmony and the Hack Music Theory revolution are put to the ultimate test in this Halloween Special. ►Free Download / Stream of They Live to Kill (the song…
Ray HarmonyHow to Write Bass Lines - Bass Guitar & MIDI Synth (Cool Chorus Bassline Melody)
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…
Ray HarmonyHow to Compose a Song - Write a Guitar Riff or Melody over a Chord Progression
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…
Ray HarmonyHow to Write a Hook - Chord Progression Theory for a Catchy Pop Song Chorus
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…
Ray HarmonyHow to Make Basic Drum Beats More Advanced (Lesson for MIDI Drums & Real Drums)
We’ve got an extra special episode of the Hack Music Theory show for you today, cos we’re introducing a new face... Ray's brother, Tony Holroyd. He's a…
Ray HarmonyUp Your Verse Game (Tweak Your Modes)
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…
Ray HarmonyHack Counterpoint & Write Unique Vocal Harmonies
Today on the Hack Music Theory show, we're super excited to reveal the conclusion video for our "Lines Through Lands" example song, which we've been teaching…
Ray Harmony6 Hacks for Better Vocals (Lyrics & Melodies)
Be sure to hold on to your seat for today's Hack Music Theory show, cos it's an intense ride! In four wild minutes you'll learn our six hacks for better…
Ray HarmonyDial A Bass Line (Give Writer's Block the Finger)
Last week we launched our new YouTube series Give Writer's Block the Finger, and since then we’ve been receiving the most heartwarming messages from people all…
Ray HarmonyGive Writer's Block the Finger! (Modes & Chord Progressions)
It's been a MASSIVE week for our Hack Music Theory show on YouTube, and we now have over 27,000 subscribers. WHOA!!! To celebrate, we want to make ourselves…
Ray HarmonyPitch (melody/harmony) & Rhythm
It’s another super special episode today, as we’re celebrating the one-year anniversary of my first book Hack Music Theory, Part 1 being published. Yay!!! Well…
Ray HarmonyHow to Write a Great Melody: Development & Variation
In every melody, there's another melody hiding, just waiting to be found and freed! So, today on the Hack Music Theory show, you'll learn Ray's songwriting…
Ray HarmonyFunk up Your Songs with Slap Bass
There ain't nothin' funkier than a bit of slap bass, so this week on the Hack Music Theory show, Ray reveals how to hack this technique and turn your songs…
Ray HarmonyWalking Bass Lines (feat. our new single "Nostalgic for Nashville")
You won't believe what we did... We made a country song! Wait, before you click the unsubscribe button, this is not mainstream country, this is seriously…
Ray HarmonyNon-Diatonic Chords (songwriting mini-course & interview with Neil Cowley)
We're over the moon happy to bring you today's super special episode of the Hack Music Theory show. What's so special about it? Well, two things actually…
Ray HarmonyChanging Speed without Changing Tempo
The last couple weeks have been rather surreal for us here in the Revolution Harmony studio. After our Jacob Collier, Negative Harmony & How to Write a…