Month of Chords

June 5, 2020June 1, 2020 liamtaylormusic Challenges, Composition Techniques, Music Theory, Song-Writing challenge, composition, month of chords, music theory

Througout April I challenged myself to write a new set of chords every day, posting them up on Twitter. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Liam, you're a musician. Surely you're writing music all the time?" Yeah, sure, but I don't usually have the time to actively improve on my craft. Working on something will … Continue reading Month of Chords

Interview with Tantacrul

August 25, 2019April 3, 2020 liamtaylormusic Interviews how to be a youtube musician, how to be a youtuber, interview with tantacrul, interview with youtuber, learning music, martin keary, martin Keary Interview, music theorist, music theorist interview, music theory, nirvana, tantacrul, tantacrul channel, tantacrul interview, tantacrul talks about sibelius, youtube content, youtube music theorist, youtuber interview

https://youtu.be/RxfXCdSMDO4 Interview with musican and YouTuber Martin Keary AKA Tantacrul. We chat about content creation for YouTube, learning from failure, the dark art of Reddit, Martin's journey as a musician, (so far), and how he ended up on YouTube. This chat actually got me thinking about the music I write and the videos I upload … Continue reading Interview with Tantacrul

Music Theory Is Dumb

June 21, 2019 liamtaylormusic Professional Musicianship, Rants music terminology, music theory, musician problems, Musicianship, pedantic, songwriting

https://youtu.be/qp39XSxgouo Some people feel overwhelmed by music theory while others are eager to learn as much as they can. But, why? What good is music theory if it's not applied directly to music creation or music performance? Alternate title: People Are Dumb. This video features snippets of my interview with 12Tone Videos - here is … Continue reading Music Theory Is Dumb

Are Guitar Chords and Piano Chords the same?

April 26, 2019January 3, 2020 liamtaylormusic Uncategorized chord theory, guitar, inversion, music theory, piano, spread voicing, voicings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICB-rVdqFTY Exploring the idea of Chord Voicings for guitar, piano and answering the question of whether guitar chords and piano chords are the same thing? UPDATE: There's been some odd questions about this video so wanted to make a few points. Firstly, yes, this is a question that people are asking. Sometimes I choose a … Continue reading Are Guitar Chords and Piano Chords the same?

Interview with 12Tone

March 8, 2019April 3, 2020 liamtaylormusic Interviews 12tone, 12tone videos, chat, composer, interview, music theorist, music theory, musician, theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9b9PEd44D4 I sit down with 12Tone Videos to talk about their journey towards becoming a YouTube content creator and share advice for musicians and composers. 12Tone's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/12tonevideos You can also listen to this interview as a podcast - check out ep2 of the LTGuitarist podcast: Spotify Google Podcasts Breaker Anchor Overcast

Intervals: The Root Of Feeling

October 19, 2018 liamtaylormusic Music Theory chord, emotion, emotive, feeling, guitar, idea, ideas, inspiration, interval, major, minor, music theory, root, scale, third

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FosUcq1zls4 Pun intended. Intervals are a massively important but often overlooked aspect of music theory, especially for guitar. Knowing what interval you're playing and what impact that has on your listener will make you a powerful composer and improviser.

Note Durations

July 22, 2018 liamtaylormusic Beginners! Get Started With Guitar, Guitar Tuition, Music Theory basic music theory, crotchet, duration, learning, minim, music theory, note, notes, quaver, semiquaver, value

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFF9SXWtiBA Music theory lesson covering everything you need to know about note duration or note length. Specifically aimed at beginner guitarists and bedroom producers who have little to no understanding of rhythm or note values. Try to ignore the layer of sweat on my face. This has been the warmest day of my entire life. … Continue reading Note Durations

Chord Theory Brain Teaser

June 14, 2018September 6, 2018 liamtaylormusic Guitar Tuition, Music Theory braineaser, chord, common tone, music theory, theory

https://youtu.be/5WGc4GheNRo This is a fun, (well, fun for a specific kind of person), exercise which will help familiarise you with chords and scales and how some of the more complex chords can be constructed. Essentially we're adding a Common Tone to a sequence of chords and seeing how that note affects each chord.

Musical Terms Defined: Music Theory, Batch 1

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 liamtaylormusic Music Theory composition, defenitions, definitions, music theory, words

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lOYESPdG4 Musical terms defined, including Interval, The Modes, Orchestra, Inversion, Lyrical, Cadence.

Memorizing The Fretboard

August 14, 2012May 30, 2015 liamtaylormusic Guitar Tuition, Music Theory awesome, blues, flamenco, fretboard, guitar, guitar-based theory, jazz, memorizing, memory, metal, music, music theory, notes, rock, theory

(I've stolen an image from http://www.CortGuitars.com for this. So there.) These are some tips and tricks to help you memorize the fretboard. Memorizing the fretboard will help you to instinctively know where to go in order to voice different chords. The first step is to remember the order of the open strings, which is as follows, (from … Continue reading Memorizing The Fretboard